Ghost town · Colorado
Adelaide
Adelaide is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,302 m. Mount Cameron stands 4,335 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 1.7 miles off.
ghost town near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates39.24722, -106.25806
- 1.7 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 11.7 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 6 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Yankee Hill: 0.4 mi
- Iron Hill: 0.5 mi
- Fryer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Carbonate Hill: 1.0 mi
- Whites Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 27
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 0.6 mi
- Matchless Mine: 0.9 mi
- Abandoned Bus: 1.2 mi
- Hopemore Mine Tour: 1.3 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- Ciügaboc: 19.5 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 19.5 mi
- Ullr: 19.5 mi
- The Nest: 19.5 mi
- Deer: 19.5 mi
Parks: 18
- Bob Zaitz Park: 1.8 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 2.0 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 9.3 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 10.8 mi
- T11: 17.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Tabor Home Museum: 1.8 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 1.9 mi
- Temple Israel: 1.9 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Clear Grit Mill: 2.3 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 2.5 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 2.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 2.8 mi
- Dog Memorial: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Oro City: 0.9 mi
- Climax: 9.1 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 9.6 mi
- Pando: 15.1 mi
- Holy Cross City: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 10.2 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Continental Falls: 15.2 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Point: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Adelaide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cameron | NE 47° | 4,335 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Bross | NE 53° | 4,322 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Democrat | NE 45° | 4,315 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Sherman | ESE 108° | 4,280 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gemini Peak | E 100° | 4,243 m | 4.9 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 137° | 4,235 m | 5.8 mi |
| Traver Peak | NE 37° | 4,223 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | E 97° | 4,214 m | 4.0 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
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 20 mi
- Vail · 27 mi
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