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Calumet

Calumet from directly overhead

Calumet is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,950 m. West Spanish Peak stands 4,140 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Delcarbon, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 6.2 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

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Coordinates37.69280, -104.86000

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Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 7
  • City Park: 6.4 mi
  • Railroad Park: 15.1 mi
  • Rye Mountain Park: 16.6 mi
  • Rye Park: 16.7 mi
  • Greenhorn Meadows Park: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Iron Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Stinking Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apache Falls: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Spanish PeakSSW 199°4,140 m23.1 mi
Spanish PeaksSSW 196°4,136 m22.7 mi
East Spanish PeakS 189°3,859 m20.9 mi
Greenhorn MountainNNW 327°3,763 m15.5 mi
North PeakNNW 327°3,724 m17.2 mi
Mount MestasWSW 244°3,524 m17.5 mi
Iron MountainW 260°3,479 m21.9 mi
Raspberry MountainSW 217°3,428 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1216:0416:45

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, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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