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Eastdale

Eastdale from directly overhead

Eastdale is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,296 m. Purgatoire Peak stands 4,167 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesita Hill, a peak 5.6 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

extinct town in Costilla County, Colorado

How to reach it

Coordinates37.02861, -105.65083

Overlooks nearby

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Parks: 9
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Cano's Castle: 19.9 mi
  • Shortcut: 21.9 mi
  • Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mormon Pioneers: 18.6 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 24.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Jack Dempsy Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Sanford Museum: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Purgatoire PeakE 83°4,167 m24.5 mi
Vintrero PeakESE 105°3,927 m17.9 mi
State Line PeakE 96°3,920 m19.7 mi
State Line PeakE 97°3,918 m19.7 mi
Big Costilla PeakESE 113°3,886 m19.3 mi
Venado PeakSSE 152°3,880 m18.5 mi
Latir MesaSSE 149°3,870 m18.6 mi
Latir PeakSSE 148°3,862 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4419:4820:26
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1316:0916:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222737435160656357463324
Precip in0.40.50.40.60.70.81.51.31.00.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis 1 S, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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