Ghost town · Colorado
Garo
Garo is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,803 m. Mount Cameron stands 4,335 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 19 miles off.
ghost town in Park County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.10777, -105.89029
- 19.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 21.0 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 24 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Logan Hill: 7.5 mi
- Round Hill: 9.5 mi
- Jones Hill: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 30
- Antero: 7.8 mi
- Rache's Place: 10.1 mi
- Barber: 10.1 mi
- Brewery: 10.2 mi
- Carpenter Shop: 10.2 mi
Parks: 10
- Antero Reservoir Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 15.4 mi
- Horse Park: 19.1 mi
- River Park: 22.1 mi
- McPhelemy Park: 22.5 mi
Museums: 9
- South Park City: 10.2 mi
- South Park Rail Como Project: 14.4 mi
- Alma Fire House & Mining Museum: 15.3 mi
- Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall: 15.4 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Antero Junction: 13.4 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 16.6 mi
- Trump: 18.7 mi
- Oro City: 21.3 mi
- Adelaide: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Clear Grit Mill: 19.8 mi
- Hoosier Pass Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Ralph Carr Memorial Highway: 21.7 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 24.2 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Continental Falls: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Garo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cameron | NW 324° | 4,335 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Bross | NW 324° | 4,322 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Sherman | WNW 298° | 4,280 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gemini Peak | WNW 301° | 4,243 m | 17.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | WNW 289° | 4,235 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | WNW 300° | 4,214 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Silverheels | NNW 339° | 4,213 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Buckskin | NW 317° | 4,205 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 26 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antero Rsvr, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 27 mi
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