- Elevation, modelled
- 3,501 m
- Tallest summit within 11.1 miles
- Mount Lincoln4,356.5 m · 8.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Top of the Rockies9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 39.4104, -105.9684
Continental Divide is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 3,501 m. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is C. & S. Car 8311, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Top of the Rockies passes 9.7 miles off.
Streams to the north flow to the Pacific, to the south to the Atlantic. Sign board for photo opportunity.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Continental Divide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | WSW 242° | 4,356.5 m | 8.7 mi |
| Quandary Peak | W 263° | 4,349.9 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Cameron | WSW 241° | 4,335 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Bross | SW 235° | 4,321.6 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Democrat | WSW 242° | 4,314.5 m | 10.4 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | W 267° | 4,239 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pacific Peak | W 276° | 4,227 m | 8.3 mi |
| Traver Peak | WSW 250° | 4,223 m | 10.3 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Top of the RockiesNational
- 28.4 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 11 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 14 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Madonna Dome: 0.9 mi
- Boreas Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Red Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Argentine: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- C. & S. Car 8311: 0.0 mi
- Baker's Tank: 2.8 mi
- Country Boy Mine: 5.4 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 7.1 mi
- Alpine Super Slide: 7.2 mi
Museums: 21
- Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 5.1 mi
- Barney Ford House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mountain Top Exploratorium: 6.5 mi
- Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Reiling Dredge: 5.3 mi
- Windmill: 5.9 mi
- Hoosier Pass Memorial: 6.1 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 6.3 mi
- Soldiers of the Summit: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Dyersville: 1.1 mi
- Parkville: 6.2 mi
- Preston: 6.5 mi
- Tiger: 7.8 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Continental Falls: 6.2 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 17.6 mi
- East Vail Falls: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 6 mi
- Vail · 26 mi
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