Ghost town · Colorado
Calcite
Calcite is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,312 m. Bushnell Peak stands 3,993 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Zipline, a attraction 3.1 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 7.9 miles off.
ghost town in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.43611, -105.88722
- 7.9 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 26.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hunts Peak: 4.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Simmons Peak: 5.3 mi
- Twin Sisters: 6.0 mi
- Short Creek Baldy: 6.1 mi
Parks: 12
- Alpine Park: 8.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.9 mi
- Thonhoff Park: 9.2 mi
- Little River Ranch Park: 11.0 mi
- Chipeta Park: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Captain Zipline: 3.1 mi
- Riverboat Works: 8.4 mi
- Monarch Scenic Tram: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 19.6 mi
- High Mesa Grassland Instant Study Area: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 8.9 mi
- Train Caboose: 9.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Oak Springs: 10.4 mi
- Hayden Spring: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Twin Falls: 16.5 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mod Buffalo: 8.9 mi
Museums: 1
- The Salida Museum: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Windy Point: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Calcite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell Peak | S 181° | 3,993 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hunts Peak | SW 221° | 3,977 m | 4.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,956 m | 5.0 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSE 148° | 3,900 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Otto | S 178° | 3,888 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wulsten Baldy | SSE 148° | 3,870 m | 15.1 mi |
| Twin Sisters | S 186° | 3,867 m | 6.0 mi |
| Galena Peak | S 174° | 3,795 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salida, 10 mi away.
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