Ghost town · Colorado
Colfax
Colfax is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,656 m. East Crestone Peak stands 4,359 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beck Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 9.5 miles off.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.99900, -105.47200
- 9.5 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beck Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Marble Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Humboldt Peak: 4.8 mi
- Colony Baldy: 4.8 mi
- Loco Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks: 12
- Hermit Park: 9.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Summit Park: 9.4 mi
- The Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Jess Price Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Patton Spring: 10.3 mi
- Bailey Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 11.1 mi
- Trover Spring: 12.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 13.3 mi
Museums: 4
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 9.4 mi
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 9.6 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 12.4 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Bishop Castle: 21.0 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 21.4 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Copperstain Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- USFS CORNER: 11.4 mi
- The 38th Parallel: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Great Sand Dunes National Park: 16.1 mi
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Venable Falls: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Double Dipper: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Colfax. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Crestone Peak | WSW 250° | 4,359 m | 6.5 mi |
| Crestone Peak | WSW 250° | 4,359 m | 6.6 mi |
| Crestone Needle | WSW 247° | 4,329 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kit Carson Mountain | W 259° | 4,319 m | 7.2 mi |
| Challenger Point | W 260° | 4,294 m | 7.4 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | WSW 251° | 4,289 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Adams | W 275° | 4,248 m | 7.3 mi |
| Columbia Point | WSW 259° | 4,242 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westcliffe, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 19 mi
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