Sultan Mountain · WikipediaCC BY-SA
Sultan Mountain, elevation 13,373 ft (4,076 m), is a peak of the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado.
Arrastra Gulch
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Arrastra Gulch sits at 9,560 feet along the Alpine Loop, facing 240° with the ground dropping 152 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Sultan Mountain rises to the southwest at 5.2 miles, reaching 13,328 feet, with Grand Turk visible in the same direction and distance at 13,127 feet. The orientation faces toward sunset, roughly 30 degrees off square, with sunset times ranging from 16:56 at the December solstice to 20:37 at the June solstice. Telluride lies 12.6 miles to the northwest, Mountain Village is 14.4 miles west-northwest, and Mancos is 49.3 miles southwest. The previous lookout along the route is Oh Point (Odom Point).
Access
On the byway
Elevation
9,560 ft
View
Southwest · 240°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
152 ft drop
In view
2 named features
What you’re looking at
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
- Sultan Mountain13,328 ftsouthwest · 5.2 mi
- Grand Turk13,127 ftsouthwest · 5.2 mi
Light
This overlook faces sunset — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 19:23 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:37 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 19:09 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:56 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Denver). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Telluride12.6 mi northwest
- Mountain Village14.4 mi west-northwest
- Mancos49.3 mi southwest
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Grand Turk · WikipediaCC BY-SA
Grand Turk is a 13,167-foot-elevation (4,013-meter) mountain summit in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. It is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the community of Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest. Grand Turk is eight miles (13 km) west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Grand Turk is visible from viewpoints along Highway 550. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 4,000 feet above the river in 1.75 mile. Neighbors include Bear Mountain, 2.25 miles to the northwest, and line parent Sultan Mountain, 0.67 mile to the north-northwest. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been recorded in publications since at least 1901.
How high is Arrastra Gulch?
Arrastra Gulch sits at about 9,560 feet (2,914 m).
What can you see from Arrastra Gulch?
From Arrastra Gulch: Sultan Mountain (SW, 5.2 mi); Grand Turk (SW, 5.2 mi).
Is Arrastra Gulch better at sunrise or sunset?
Sunset. The land falls away from Arrastra Gulch toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
What is the nearest town to Arrastra Gulch?
Telluride, 13 miles NW of Arrastra Gulch.
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