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Animas Forks

Animas Forks from directly overhead

Animas Forks is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,415 m. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east-southeast, 3.6 miles off. Alpine Loop runs past it.

ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93080, -107.56700

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cinnamon Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Houghton Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Denver Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Seigal Mountain: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Animas Forks: 0.2 mi
  • Duncan House: 0.2 mi
  • Frisco Mill: 0.8 mi
  • Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 2.0 mi
  • Golconda Boarding House: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
Waterfalls: 18
  • Bear Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Ingram Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Lower Ingram Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Parks: 15
  • Ironton Park: 5.7 mi
  • Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.3 mi
  • Fellin Park: 8.8 mi
  • Silverton Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 7
  • historic mine cart: 8.5 mi
  • historic hanging mine car: 8.6 mi
  • historic mine cart: 8.6 mi
  • historic mineshaft winch: 8.6 mi
  • historic mine cart: 8.7 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Bike path access: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Animas Forks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Handies PeakESE 110°4,284.8 m3.6 mi
Redcloud PeakE 85°4,280 m7.9 mi
Wetterhorn PeakNNE 19°4,274 m9.5 mi
Sunshine PeakE 94°4,269 m7.7 mi
Mark MountainE 83°4,217.8 m9.3 mi
Jones MountainSE 137°4,215 m3.2 mi
Half PeakSE 130°4,209 m7.2 mi
Niagara PeakSSE 147°4,202 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425160666357463425
Precip in1.91.72.42.21.80.92.42.42.42.11.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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