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Surprise Beach

Surprise Beach from directly overhead

Surprise Beach is a beach in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,533 m. Mount Alice stands 4,048 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

beach in Grand County, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q49324924, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2533 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.16026, -105.84362

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bussey Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Table Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Acoma: 3.4 mi
  • Granby Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Bryant: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 57
Waterfalls: 30
  • Adams Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
  • North Inlet Falls: 10.4 mi
  • War Dance Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Fan Falls: 11.2 mi
Parks: 29
  • Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • AA Barn: 2.9 mi
  • James Cairns Open Space: 6.3 mi
  • Town Square Park: 6.5 mi
  • Grand Meadows Park: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 20
  • Gold Mine: 13.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 15.1 mi
  • Shipler Cabins: 18.7 mi
  • Lulu City Site: 19.8 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Beaver Creek: 15.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 16.6 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 18.7 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Surprise Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AliceENE 60°4,048 m11.0 mi
Copeland MountainE 82°4,013 m10.5 mi
Ogalalla PeakE 86°3,987 m9.4 mi
Isolation PeakENE 71°3,983 m9.3 mi
Ooh La LaE 89°3,946 m9.3 mi
Elk ToothE 87°3,916 m10.0 mi
HopiSE 127°3,895.3 m11.0 mi
Ouzel PeakE 79°3,864 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3519:5620:37
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141827364554595851412918
Precip in0.90.80.71.21.61.21.61.71.51.00.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 6 SSW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358912451

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