Ghost town · Colorado
Dallas
Dallas is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,108 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bike path access, a rest area 1.0 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 2.2 miles off.
ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.18330, -107.74500
- 2.2 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 24.4 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 12 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 17 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Gold Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Top: 2.0 mi
- Onion Hill: 5.2 mi
- McKenzie Butte: 5.7 mi
- Burnt Mill Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Baldy Peak: 6.1 mi
Parks: 26
- Ridgway Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Billy Creek State Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.2 mi
- Fellin Park: 11.4 mi
- Buckhorn Lakes Park: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Stue's Point: 10.2 mi
- Cliff's Diner: 10.3 mi
- SK Roll: 10.3 mi
- The Blowout: 10.9 mi
- Washboard Rock: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 15
- Legends Of The West: 2.3 mi
- Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour: 9.3 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 16.8 mi
- Fort Peabody: 17.5 mi
- The Steps: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 15
- historic mine cart: 11.6 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.6 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.7 mi
- Montrose "M": 20.8 mi
- montrose water park: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Tomboy: 17.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 18.1 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 18.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Cascade Falls: 11.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 13.7 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Sneffels: 14.4 mi
- Tomboy: 17.0 mi
- Ironton: 17.7 mi
- Guston: 18.7 mi
- Capitol City: 19.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 2.2 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 18.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 21.4 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Galloway Spring: 18.4 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 21.3 mi
- Round Corral Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 2.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Orvis Hot Spring: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Cimarron: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- all saints comunity garden: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Dallas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | SSW 192° | 4,315 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | ESE 124° | 4,274 m | 15.3 mi |
| Potosi Peak | S 181° | 4,195 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | S 187° | 4,175 m | 12.5 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | S 184° | 4,172 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dallas Peak | SSW 198° | 4,168 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | S 191° | 4,162 m | 13.8 mi |
| Redcliff | ESE 120° | 4,154 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgway, 2 mi away.
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