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Able

Able from directly overhead

Able is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,152 m. Gobblers Knob stands 1,307 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bents New Fort Marker, a park 6.4 miles away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.06056, -102.86964

24 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Bents New Fort Marker: 6.4 mi
  • Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: 12.1 mi
  • McCorkle's Park: 13.1 mi
  • Escondido Park: 13.4 mi
  • North Side Park: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 5
  • High Rock: 11.9 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Getchel Hill: 20.2 mi
  • Eagle Nest: 21.3 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Tristate 9-11 Memorial: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Able. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSE 145°1,307 m24.9 mi
Ninemile HillWSW 246°1,299 m19.6 mi
Getchel HillWSW 243°1,291 m20.2 mi
Eagle NestSW 228°1,274 m21.3 mi
High RockS 187°1,229 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:3019:3920:18
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0515:5516:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545536375797769554232
Precip in0.20.30.71.21.61.92.42.01.01.00.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John Martin DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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