Ghost town · Colorado
Holy Cross City
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
How to reach it
Coordinates39.41500, -106.47806
- 7.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 25.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 14 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 17 mi
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
- The Drummer: 15.3 mi
- The Classics: 15.4 mi
- Uplift: 16.5 mi
- Spirit of the Skier: 16.5 mi
- Kaikoo III: 16.5 mi
Museums: 27
- Nature Discovery Center/Walking Mountains Science Center: 14.9 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 15.0 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 15.0 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 27
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 16.6 mi
- Stumpery Garden: 16.6 mi
- The Children's Garden: 16.6 mi
- Corner Woodland Garden: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
- 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: 19
- Forest Flyer: 14.8 mi
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 14.8 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 15.0 mi
- Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 15.2 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Vail Nature Center: 16.7 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 23.8 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 24.5 mi
- Moore Open Space: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- East Vail Falls: 18.0 mi
- Booth Falls: 19.8 mi
- Continental Falls: 21.1 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Lower Grotto Wall: 23.6 mi
- East Face: 23.9 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 23.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 15.9 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 18.7 mi
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
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount of the Holy Cross | N 357° | 4,271 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NNW 327° | 4,164 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gold Dust Peak | NW 305° | 4,075 m | 7.6 mi |
| Whitney Peak | NNE 12° | 4,041 m | 1.3 mi |
| Notch Mountain | NNE 12° | 4,030 m | 4.4 mi |
| Homestake Peak | SE 134° | 4,028 m | 4.7 mi |
| Jacque Peak | E 80° | 4,001 m | 15.2 mi |
| Savage Peak | SW 224° | 3,972 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
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 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugarloaf Rsvr, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Vail · 16 mi
- Aspen · 24 mi
- Breckenridge · 24 mi
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