Ghost town · Colorado
Keota
Keota is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,514 m. Panorama Point stands 1,655 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sligo, a ghost town 8.1 miles away. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
place in Colorado, USA
What the record says
- Founded
- 1880
How to reach it
Coordinates40.70280, -104.07500
19 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 10
- West Pawnee Butte: 9.6 mi
- East Pawnee Butte: 10.0 mi
- Seven Cross Hill: 11.3 mi
- Judson Hills: 18.7 mi
- High Hill: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Grover Depot Museum: 13.8 mi
- Briggsdale Heritage House: 14.0 mi
- Lee & Dorothy Rhoads Farm Implement Museum: 14.6 mi
Parks: 2
- Centennial Park: 13.7 mi
- Northeast Weld County Fair and Rodeo: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Sligo: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Crow Valley Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Stony Point: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Tri-State Monument: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keota. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama Point | N 6° | 1,655 m | 21.2 mi |
| Crow Valley Hill | W 280° | 1,635 m | 20.8 mi |
| East Pawnee Butte | NNE 34° | 1,573 m | 10.0 mi |
| Seven Cross Hill | WSW 257° | 1,537 m | 11.3 mi |
| Point of Rocks | SW 224° | 1,516 m | 20.9 mi |
| Judson Hills | SSE 159° | 1,502 m | 18.7 mi |
| Fry Hill | SSE 154° | 1,466 m | 23.9 mi |
| Minter Hill | SSE 161° | 1,458 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Raymer, 14 mi away.
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