Ghost town · Colorado
Lenado
Lenado is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,616 m. Mount Massive stands 4,398 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 22 miles off.
ghost town Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.24250, -106.76200
- 22.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 28.0 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Knob: 1.9 mi
- Larkspur Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Vagneur Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mount Yeckel: 4.5 mi
Parks: 42
- Aley Property: 4.2 mi
- Molly Gibson Park: 4.3 mi
- John Denver Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Jenny Adair Sawmill Park: 4.5 mi
- Newberry Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Dog Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Crystal Mill: 22.3 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 23.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 24.2 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 4.6 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Moore Open Space: 5.6 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 7.5 mi
- North Mesa: 8.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Aspen Art Museum: 4.8 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 4.8 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Independence: 12.6 mi
- Ashcroft: 13.1 mi
- Holy Cross City: 19.3 mi
- Crystal: 22.1 mi
- Winfield: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- East Face: 4.8 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 4.8 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 9.1 mi
- Seven Castles: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Maze: 5.1 mi
- Breathtaker: 10.0 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 13.1 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Ryks Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 21.5 mi
- Judd Falls: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Emerald Lake: 20.1 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chromatic Gate: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Lenado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Massive | ESE 104° | 4,398 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SW 221° | 4,275 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSW 200° | 4,247 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Oklahoma | ESE 108° | 4,213 m | 14.4 mi |
| Deer Mountain | ESE 115° | 4,174 m | 14.2 mi |
| Twining Peak | SE 125° | 4,155 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Champion | ESE 121° | 4,154 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hayden Peak | SSW 201° | 4,133 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen 1SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 5 mi
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