Ghost town · Colorado
Alpine
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
How to reach it
Coordinates38.71250, -106.28600
- 10.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 25.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Boulder Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Mamma: 3.1 mi
- Mount Antero: 3.4 mi
- Mount Princeton: 3.5 mi
- Tigger Peak: 3.8 mi
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
- St. Elmo: 3.2 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 4.6 mi
- Tincup: 10.7 mi
- Whitepine: 13.2 mi
- Vicksburg: 20.4 mi
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
- Hancock: 6.4 mi
- Train Caboose: 20.0 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 20.1 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chalk Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- The Palisades: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Browns Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mod Buffalo: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
- White Water Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Alpine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Antero | SE 141° | 4,351 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Princeton | NE 43° | 4,329 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Yale | N 351° | 4,328 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tabeguache Peak | SSE 162° | 4,317 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Shavano | SSE 159° | 4,315 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Columbia | N 357° | 4,285 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cronin Peak | S 177° | 4,207 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | SSW 196° | 4,171 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 12 mi away.
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