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Berwind

Berwind from directly overhead

Berwind is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,992 m. West Spanish Peak stands 4,140 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hastings Mine Explosion, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 5.5 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

former mining town in Las Animas County, Colorado, now a ghost town

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Coordinates37.30833, -104.61833

Overlooks nearby

Around it

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • T V Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Bald Knobs: 8.0 mi
  • Simpsons Rest: 10.5 mi
  • Rugby Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Pio Hill: 12.2 mi
Parks: 9
  • Las Animas County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
  • Kit Carson Park: 10.9 mi
  • The Pit: 11.0 mi
  • Central Park: 11.3 mi
  • Cimino Park: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Heritage Park: 23.7 mi
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • El Moro Rest Area: 8.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Apishapa Arche: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Berwind. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Spanish PeakWNW 283°4,140 m21.1 mi
Spanish PeaksWNW 284°4,136 m20.1 mi
East Spanish PeakWNW 290°3,859 m17.6 mi
Fishers PeakSSE 149°2,920 m16.8 mi
Fishers Peak MesaSSE 149°2,887 m18.2 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaSE 146°2,747 m22.3 mi
Bartlett MesaSSE 155°2,709 m24.2 mi
Burro MesaSE 140°2,666 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3919:4420:23
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1016:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441475667716962504032
Precip in0.60.61.21.71.71.63.02.71.41.30.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad Lake, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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