Dakan
Dakan is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,782 m. Green Mountain stands 3,174 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakan Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 29 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Valley Overlook · 25 mi
- Geologic Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Larkspur Park: 9.9 mi
- Manitou Park Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Glen Park: 11.5 mi
- Nelson Ranch Open Space: 11.7 mi
- Santa Fe Open Space: 12.2 mi
- Dakan Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Devils Head: 2.5 mi
- Turtle Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Storm Peak: 4.5 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 3.1 mi
- Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 3.8 mi
- Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Scraggy View Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Corporate Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 13.1 mi
- Lenny's Rest: 13.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Cherokee Castle: 16.7 mi
- Abandoned cabin: 16.9 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 14.9 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 21.5 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 21.6 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 21.6 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 21.7 mi
- Mini Moab: 6.6 mi
- Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 8.4 mi
- Elephant Experience: 8.8 mi
- Colorado Renaissance Festival: 8.9 mi
- Camel and Llama Rides: 9.0 mi
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 18.2 mi
- Honor Wall: 18.3 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 18.4 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 18.5 mi
- Back to Kansas: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Mesa Open Space: 19.3 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 20.3 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 20.7 mi
- Middle Fork Natural Area: 21.3 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 8.8 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 14.4 mi
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 19.4 mi
- Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum: 23.5 mi
- Sasquatch Outpost: 24.8 mi
- Gwillimsville: 18.3 mi
- Husted: 18.6 mi
- Tarryall: 23.4 mi
- The Chutes: 11.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 24.2 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 23.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dakan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | WNW 291° | 3,174 m | 13.4 mi |
| Thunder Butte | WSW 237° | 2,991 m | 8.4 mi |
| Devils Head | NW 310° | 2,936 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hackett Mountain | SW 228° | 2,873 m | 15.9 mi |
| Signal Butte | SW 214° | 2,869 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Deception | S 178° | 2,849 m | 9.6 mi |
| Soldier Mountain | S 176° | 2,798 m | 12.3 mi |
| Little Scraggy Peak | WNW 296° | 2,798 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 11 mi away.
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