Ghost town · Colorado
Capitol City
Capitol City is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,960 m. Uncompahgre Peak stands 4,365 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunshine Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Alpine Loop runs past it.
ghost town in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.00720, -107.46700
- On the Alpine Loop
- 8.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 7 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Look Out Point · 11 mi
- Windy Point Observation Site · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sunshine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Broken Hill: 2.5 mi
- Dolly Varden Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Matterhorn Peak: 4.3 mi
- Wetterhorn Peak: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Beer Garden: 7.7 mi
- Dynamite Shack: 7.8 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 8.1 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 10.2 mi
- Deep South: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 21
- Golconda Boarding House: 5.7 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 5.7 mi
- Duncan House: 7.7 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.7 mi
- Frisco Mill: 8.1 mi
Parks: 17
- Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Park Terrace: 8.4 mi
- Hinsdale County Veteran Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Treasure Falls: 5.8 mi
- Crooke Falls: 8.5 mi
- Argenta Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Argentum: 4.4 mi
- Tellurium: 4.6 mi
- Whitecross: 4.6 mi
- Ute-Ulay Mine: 4.9 mi
- Sherman: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Henson: 5.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.6 mi
- Eureka: 10.3 mi
- Ironton: 12.7 mi
- Guston: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Russ Brown Gallery: 8.3 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.2 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.2 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 17.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Lake City Museum: 8.3 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.6 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Addington Springs: 21.8 mi
- Tenmile Springs: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Orvis Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Cebolla Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Capitol City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncompahgre Peak | N 3° | 4,365 m | 4.5 mi |
| Handies Peak | SSW 197° | 4,285 m | 6.8 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | SSE 152° | 4,280 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | NNW 327° | 4,274 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | SSE 159° | 4,269 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mark Mountain | SE 138° | 4,218 m | 5.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SSW 203° | 4,215 m | 8.3 mi |
| Half Peak | S 180° | 4,209 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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- Southwestern Colorado · 23 mi
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