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Delcarbon

Delcarbon from directly overhead

Delcarbon is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,933 m. West Spanish Peak stands 4,140 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Calumet, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 7.9 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

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Coordinates37.71250, -104.87694

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Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 7
  • City Park: 8.0 mi
  • Rye Mountain Park: 15.0 mi
  • Rye Park: 15.2 mi
  • Greenhorn Meadows Park: 15.6 mi
  • Railroad Park: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Iron Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Stinking Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apache Falls: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delcarbon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Spanish PeakSSW 195°4,140 m24.1 mi
Spanish PeaksSSW 193°4,136 m23.8 mi
East Spanish PeakS 186°3,859 m22.2 mi
Greenhorn MountainNNW 328°3,763 m13.8 mi
North PeakNNW 327°3,724 m15.6 mi
Saint Charles PeakNNW 329°3,593 m24.9 mi
Mount MestasWSW 239°3,524 m17.3 mi
Iron MountainWSW 256°3,479 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1216:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343542495868737164534233
Precip in0.80.81.72.31.81.32.22.20.81.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 7 mi away.

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