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Seven Castles

Seven Castles, seen from above at true elevation

Seven Castles is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,413 m. Capitol Peak stands 4,309 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Basalt Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2413 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.38804, -106.96171
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Basalt Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Sloane Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 5.7 mi
  • Triangle Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 7.0 mi
Parks
  • Grace Shehi Bike Park: 4.8 mi
  • Linear Park: 6.5 mi
  • Crown Mountain Park: 7.1 mi
  • Wilton Jaffee Sr. Park: 10.1 mi
  • Community Park: 11.3 mi
Museums: 9
Hot springs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 3
  • The Peace Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Eagle Community Gardens: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Breathtaker: 14.0 mi
  • Maze: 15.3 mi
  • Ashcroft Ghost Town: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 18.5 mi
  • Grizzly Creek: 19.5 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 24.2 mi
  • Ryks Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Chromatic Gate: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Seven Castles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Capitol PeakSSW 202°4,309 m17.7 mi
Snowmass MountainSSW 197°4,297.3 m19.4 mi
Hagerman PeakSSW 196°4,211 m19.8 mi
Clark PeakSSW 198°4,137 m17.1 mi
Snowmass PeakSSW 195°4,102 m19.8 mi
Buckskin BenchmarkS 185°4,075 m19.0 mi
Mount DalySSW 201°4,053 m16.0 mi
Willoughby MountainS 186°4,004 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4219:5920:39
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2516:0616:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192128364654605952422919

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358914213

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