Ghost town · Colorado
Gilman
Gilman is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,759 m. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies runs past it.
ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.53278, -106.39250
- On the Top of the Rockies, National
- 26.0 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 15 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Battle Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Lionshead: 4.2 mi
- Hornsilver Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Ptarmigan Point: 4.7 mi
Parks: 47
- Stephens Park: 6.4 mi
- Ellefson Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Buffehr Creek Park: 7.1 mi
- Donovan Park: 7.1 mi
- Pirateship Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 37
- Spirit of the Skier: 7.5 mi
- Granite Landscape: 7.5 mi
- Hodgepodge: 7.5 mi
- Einstein: 7.5 mi
- Children's Fountain: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 27
- Schoolhouse Garden: 7.5 mi
- The Children's Garden: 7.5 mi
- Stumpery Garden: 7.5 mi
- Corner Woodland Garden: 7.5 mi
- Primula Garden: 7.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Nature Discovery Center/Walking Mountains Science Center: 5.9 mi
- Museum and Gift Shop: 7.5 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center: 7.6 mi
- The Discovery Center: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument: 6.3 mi
- The Edge: 7.4 mi
- Pete Seibert's Dream: 7.5 mi
- Seibert Fountain: 7.5 mi
- Earl V. Eaton: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 21
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 5.9 mi
- Forest Flyer: 5.9 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 6.0 mi
- Bridge Street: 7.6 mi
- Imagination Station: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Pando: 6.1 mi
- Holy Cross City: 9.3 mi
- Climax: 16.0 mi
- Preston: 20.0 mi
- Adelaide: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- East Vail Falls: 8.7 mi
- Booth Falls: 10.5 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Continental Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 9.3 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rocky Point: 20.3 mi
- Target Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Eagle Roost: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Vail Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 16.5 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Meadows Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Gilman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount of the Holy Cross | SW 226° | 4,271 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Jackson | WSW 247° | 4,164 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gold Dust Peak | WSW 251° | 4,075 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Silverthorne | NE 52° | 4,072 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whitney Peak | SSW 212° | 4,041 m | 8.1 mi |
| Notch Mountain | SW 224° | 4,030 m | 5.3 mi |
| Homestake Peak | S 186° | 4,028 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | NE 46° | 4,017 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vail, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Vail · 7 mi
- Breckenridge · 19 mi
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