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Holy Cross City

Holy Cross City from directly overhead

Holy Cross City is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,483 m. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitney Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 7.4 miles off.

ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado, US

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Coordinates39.41500, -106.47806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Whitney Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Savage Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Mount of the Holy Cross: 3.6 mi
  • Notch Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 13.8 mi
  • Holland Park: 14.1 mi
  • Mikaela’s Park: 14.1 mi
  • Coyote Park: 14.2 mi
  • Stephens Park: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 38
Museums: 27
Gardens: 27
Historic sites: 23
  • Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Norwegian Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Dog Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Forest Flyer: 14.8 mi
  • Holy Cross Adventure Course: 14.8 mi
  • Thunder Cat Cave: 15.0 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 15.0 mi
  • Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • East Vail Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Booth Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Continental Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 18.5 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Holy Cross City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount of the Holy CrossN 357°4,270.5 m3.6 mi
Mount JacksonNNW 327°4,164 m5.8 mi
Gold Dust PeakNW 305°4,075 m7.6 mi
Whitney PeakNNE 12°4,041 m1.3 mi
Notch MountainNNE 12°4,030 m4.4 mi
Homestake PeakSE 134°4,028 m4.7 mi
Jacque PeakE 80°4,001 m15.2 mi
Savage PeakSW 224°3,972 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2316:0416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181824314151565447372718
Precip in1.01.41.31.71.40.91.92.11.41.01.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugarloaf Rsvr, 13 mi away.

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