Hells Gate
Hells Gate is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,050 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,766 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dotsero Wildlife Area, a park 4.1 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2050 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 25.3 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 27 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blowout Hill: 4.4 mi
- Dotsero Crater: 5.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Little Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Big Red Hill: 7.0 mi
- Dotsero Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Hanging Lake Park: 10.8 mi
- Eby Creek Mesa HOA park: 13.8 mi
- Eagle Town Park: 14.6 mi
- Brush Creek Park: 14.7 mi
- Hangmans Rock: 14.0 mi
- Windy Point: 14.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.9 mi
- Windy Point: 20.7 mi
- Windy Point: 24.1 mi
- Yampah Source Spring: 18.3 mi
- Sacred Waters: 18.3 mi
- Sacred Waters: 18.3 mi
- Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool: 18.4 mi
- South Canyon Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 11.9 mi
- Grizzly Creek: 15.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 16.7 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 24.4 mi
- Broken Rib Spring: 9.2 mi
- Deep Lake Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cocktail Spring: 18.3 mi
- Eagle County Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
- Frontier Historical Society Museum: 18.8 mi
- Powers Art Center: 22.9 mi
- Eagle Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
- The Peace Garden: 24.3 mi
- Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Kid Curry Grave: 18.8 mi
- Doc Holliday Grave: 18.8 mi
- Pope Saint John Paul II: 19.2 mi
- Deep Lake Day Use: 12.1 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Carbonate: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Hells Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | N 359° | 3,766 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,733 m | 13.1 mi |
| Derby Peak | N 351° | 3,716 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dome Peak | N 5° | 3,713 m | 17.5 mi |
| Orno Peak | N 358° | 3,696 m | 23.8 mi |
| Trappers Peak | NNW 327° | 3,650 m | 16.8 mi |
| W Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,624 m | 9.9 mi |
| Shingle Peak | NNW 329° | 3,615 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshone, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358908688
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