Ghost town · Colorado
Chandler
Chandler is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,748 m. Sperry Mountain stands 3,334 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is John C. Fremont, a artwork 3.8 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 2.9 miles off.
mining ghost town in Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.37306, -105.20056
- 2.9 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 11.1 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Dawson Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Y M C A Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Tanner Peak: 6.2 mi
- Nonans Peak: 6.3 mi
Parks: 22
- Centennial Park: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.0 mi
- Colorado Territorial Prison Park: 5.1 mi
- Rudd Park: 5.5 mi
- Greydene Park: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Stony Point: 5.3 mi
- Fish Wall: 17.2 mi
- Far Side: 17.2 mi
- California Ethics Pinnacle: 17.2 mi
- Bulge Wall: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 6
- John C. Fremont: 3.8 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 10.9 mi
- Allosaurus: 10.9 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 10.9 mi
- Double Dipper: 21.8 mi
Museums: 6
- Florence Pioneer Museum: 4.6 mi
- Colorado Prison Museum: 5.2 mi
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 21.1 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 21.5 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- Skyline Drive: 6.4 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 9.1 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 11.0 mi
- Seep Springs Arch: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area: 10.3 mi
- High Mesa Grassland Instant Study Area: 17.1 mi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
- Aiken Canyon Preserve: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Jackson Hill: 11.9 mi
- Gresson Ore Sorting: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Dakota Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Chandler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry Mountain | S 188° | 3,334 m | 19.5 mi |
| Wixson Mountain | S 179° | 3,295 m | 18.7 mi |
| Arkansas Mountain | S 191° | 3,222 m | 17.9 mi |
| Hardscrabble Mountain | S 179° | 3,164 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rudolph Mountain | S 172° | 3,151 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,104 m | 18.7 mi |
| Adobe Peak | S 178° | 3,100 m | 11.4 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,022 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canon City, 6 mi away.
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