Matchless Mine
Matchless Mine is an attraction in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,195 m. Mount Cameron stands 4,335 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fryer Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mine in Lake County, Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q6786291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3195 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 12.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 6 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 7 mi
- Cabin ruins · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fryer Hill: 0.1 mi
- Fairview Hill: 0.4 mi
- Yankee Hill: 0.7 mi
- Carbonate Hill: 1.0 mi
- Iron Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 0.7 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 0.9 mi
- Abandoned Bus: 1.9 mi
- Hopemore Mine Tour: 2.1 mi
- Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 5.8 mi
- Ullr: 19.4 mi
- Ciügaboc: 19.4 mi
- The Nest: 19.5 mi
- Deer: 19.5 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 19.5 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 1.2 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 1.3 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 8.7 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 11.4 mi
- T11: 17.4 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 1.2 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 1.2 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 1.2 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Temple Israel: 1.4 mi
- Adelaide: 0.9 mi
- Oro City: 1.8 mi
- Climax: 8.9 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 10.1 mi
- Pando: 14.3 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 1.8 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 2.2 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 2.3 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 3.2 mi
- Dog Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Emerald Lake: 10.1 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Continental Falls: 15.2 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 19.3 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 24.8 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 19.0 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Matchless Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cameron | NE 52° | 4,335 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Democrat | NE 50° | 4,314.5 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Sherman | ESE 111° | 4,280 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gemini Peak | ESE 105° | 4,243 m | 5.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 136° | 4,235 m | 6.7 mi |
| Traver Peak | NE 43° | 4,223 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | ESE 103° | 4,214 m | 4.8 mi |
| Clinton Peak | NE 40° | 4,210 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadville Lake CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/369162736
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 20 mi
- Vail · 27 mi
- Aspen · 30 mi
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