Continental Divide
Continental Divide is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 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.
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 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
- 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
- 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
- White Cloud Public Access: 5.8 mi
- High Line Railroad Park: 5.8 mi
- Carter Park: 6.1 mi
- Alpine Garden: 6.3 mi
- River Walk Lawn: 6.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Ciügaboc: 5.4 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 5.6 mi
- The Nest: 6.0 mi
- Going Home: 6.1 mi
- Deer: 6.2 mi
- Dyersville: 1.1 mi
- Parkville: 6.2 mi
- Preston: 6.5 mi
- Tiger: 7.8 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 10.3 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Continental Falls: 6.2 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 17.6 mi
- East Vail Falls: 24.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.5 mi
- Pavillion Point: 24.2 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 24.6 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 20.5 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 13.8 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 15.6 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 21.4 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6786937994
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 6 mi
- Vail · 26 mi
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