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Brodhead

Brodhead from directly overhead

Brodhead is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,988 m. West Spanish Peak stands 4,140 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is T V Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 1.5 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

US ghost town in Colorado

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Coordinates37.41140, -104.67700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • T V Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Rugby Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Tombstone Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Bald Knobs: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Parks: 10
  • Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 14.3 mi
  • City Park: 15.6 mi
  • Las Animas County Fairgrounds: 18.0 mi
  • Kit Carson Park: 18.7 mi
  • The Pit: 18.8 mi
Museums: 8
  • Musuem of Friends: 15.7 mi
  • Huerfano Heritage Center: 15.7 mi
  • Walsenburg Mining Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Art Cartopia Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Heritage Park: 15.8 mi
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • El Moro Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Apishapa Arche: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Spanish PeakW4,140 m17.6 mi
Spanish PeaksW4,136 m16.5 mi
East Spanish PeakW3,859 m13.4 mi
Raspberry MountainW3,428 m24.8 mi
South White PeakW3,183 m22.6 mi
Boyd MountainWSW3,164 m24.0 mi
Middle White PeakW3,144 m22.5 mi
North White PeakW3,072 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
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 °F343542495868737164534233
Precip in0.80.81.72.31.81.32.22.20.81.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 17 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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