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Alpine

Alpine from directly overhead

Alpine is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,877 m. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the southeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 10 miles off.

human settlement in Colorado, United States of America

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Coordinates38.71250, -106.28600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
  • Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 8.8 mi
  • Columbine Park: 12.2 mi
  • McPhelemy Park: 12.2 mi
  • Millie Crymble Park: 12.2 mi
  • River Park: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Alpine Station Historic Town: 8.2 mi
  • The Squeeze: 12.5 mi
  • Rock Pile: 13.0 mi
  • Whale's Tail: 13.3 mi
  • The Chute: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
  • Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 3.3 mi
  • American House Hotel Parlor: 3.3 mi
  • St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 3.3 mi
  • The Salida Museum: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Browns Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • White Water Spring: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Alpine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnteroSE 141°4,351.4 m3.4 mi
Mount PrincetonNE 43°4,329.3 m3.5 mi
Mount YaleN 351°4,328 m9.2 mi
Tabeguache PeakSSE 162°4,316.7 m6.3 mi
Mount ShavanoSSE 159°4,315 m6.9 mi
Mount ColumbiaN 357°4,285 m13.2 mi
Cronin PeakS 177°4,207 m4.0 mi
Grizzly MountainSSW 196°4,171 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2016:0616:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836425161666457463526
Precip in0.30.40.61.01.20.71.51.60.90.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 12 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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