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Bishop Castle

Bishop Castle from directly overhead

Bishop Castle is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,751 m. Greenhorn Mountain stands 3,763 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Frontier Pathways runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Jim Bishop
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.06133, -105.09426
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Potato Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Scraggy Peaks: 3.0 mi
  • Saint Charles Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 4.2 mi
Parks: 12
  • Graham Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Rye Park: 12.2 mi
  • Rye Mountain Park: 12.3 mi
  • Taylor Park: 15.1 mi
  • Florence Mountain Park: 15.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • Blue Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Stinking Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Iron Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Trover Spring: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
  • SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 19.8 mi
  • All Aboard Westcliffe: 21.0 mi
  • Florence Pioneer Museum: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Jackson Hill: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apache Falls: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Dakota Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Bishop Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greenhorn MountainSSE 160°3,763 m13.2 mi
North PeakSSE 163°3,724 m11.5 mi
Saint Charles PeakSSW 203°3,593 m3.1 mi
Deer PeakWSW 254°3,523 m5.1 mi
Round MountainWNW 284°3,367 m8.3 mi
Sperry MountainWNW 285°3,334 m8.7 mi
Wixson MountainWNW 297°3,295 m6.2 mi
Antelope MountainW 269°3,274 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475566706862514133
Precip in1.21.22.43.32.41.83.83.11.71.71.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RYE 1SW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/402225849

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