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Bakerville

Bakerville from directly overhead

Bakerville is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,983 m. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the south, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bard Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 22 miles off.

ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado

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Coordinates39.69139, -105.80500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dinger Park: 4.0 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 5.8 mi
  • Gateway Park: 5.9 mi
  • City Park: 6.0 mi
  • Triangle Park: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 11.2 mi
  • The Mailbox: 12.0 mi
  • Abyss Trailhead: 13.4 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 36
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
  • George Rowe Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 5.8 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 10.2 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Juniper Pass: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Willow Creek falls: 18.2 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Continental Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 15.3 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 17.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Bakerville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakS 190°4,352 m4.0 mi
Torreys PeakSSW 194°4,351 m3.5 mi
Mount EdwardsS 171°4,218 m3.8 mi
Square Top MountainSSE 163°4,201 m7.1 mi
Argentine PeakSSE 165°4,186 m5.7 mi
Bard PeakN 1°4,159 m2.0 mi
Mount ParnassusNNW 335°4,139 m2.2 mi
Pettingell PeakWNW 296°4,104 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384757636154443326
Precip in0.80.91.42.32.11.52.52.21.51.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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