Ghost town · Colorado
Bloom
Bloom is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,463 m. Flattop Butte stands 1,845 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Merker Hills, a peak 2.2 miles away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
ghost town in Otero County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.68750, -103.95667
24 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 13
- Merker Hills: 2.2 mi
- Tater Hill: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Hill: 10.0 mi
- Tyler Hill: 13.9 mi
- Haystack Butte: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Jack Point: 5.6 mi
- Berry Point: 12.6 mi
- Yellowbank: 20.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Apishapa Bluff: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Santa Fe Trail: 4.7 mi
- Dolores Mission: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Timpas Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Vogel Canyon Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Apishapa Game Management Area: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Dinasour Tracks: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bloom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop Butte | WSW 246° | 1,845 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cone Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,828 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tyler Hill | WSW 245° | 1,767 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blue Hill | WNW 291° | 1,744 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mica Butte | WSW 256° | 1,743 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WSW 252° | 1,734 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | WSW 245° | 1,729 m | 19.9 mi |
| O V Mesa | SE 128° | 1,650 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta 17 WSW, 14 mi away.
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