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Garo

Garo from directly overhead

Garo is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,803 m. Mount Bross stands 4,322 m to the northwest, 20 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

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Coordinates39.10777, -105.89029

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Ghost towns: 8
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
Waterfalls: 1
  • Continental Falls: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Garo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BrossNW 324°4,321.6 m19.6 mi
Mount ShermanWNW 298°4,280 m17.0 mi
Gemini PeakWNW 301°4,243 m17.3 mi
Horseshoe MountainWNW 289°4,235 m16.7 mi
Dyer MountainWNW 300°4,214 m18.2 mi
Mount SilverheelsNNW 339°4,213 m17.1 mi
Mount BuckskinNW 317°4,205 m20.3 mi
Mount SheridanWNW 294°4,189 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3919:5420:34
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2016:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626344352585649372615
Precip in0.30.40.50.71.20.92.02.21.00.70.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antero Rsvr, 8 mi away.

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