Madrid
Madrid is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,915 m. East Spanish Peak stands 3,859 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinidad Lake State Park, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
- On the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 12.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
85 named places within 25 miles
- Simpsons Rest: 8.0 mi
- Osita Point: 8.9 mi
- Pio Hill: 9.8 mi
- Fishers Peak: 10.0 mi
- Bald Knobs: 10.3 mi
- Central Park: 7.4 mi
- The Pit: 7.7 mi
- South Side Park: 7.7 mi
- Cimino Park: 7.9 mi
- Kit Carson Park: 8.1 mi
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 7.7 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 8.0 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 8.1 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 8.1 mi
- Art Cartopia Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 10.6 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 12.5 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 14.6 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 19.2 mi
- Prospect Point: 7.1 mi
- The Stone Wall: 22.0 mi
- The Stone Wall: 22.6 mi
- Raton: 18.8 mi
- north finial: 19.1 mi
- south finial: 19.1 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 3.4 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 10.0 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Star: 18.8 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madrid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Spanish Peak | NW 320° | 3,859 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fishers Peak | ESE 102° | 2,920 m | 10.0 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | ESE 107° | 2,887 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | ESE 114° | 2,747 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | SE 129° | 2,709 m | 14.8 mi |
| Burro Mesa | ESE 109° | 2,666 m | 17.2 mi |
| Horse Mesa | ESE 120° | 2,662 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | SE 124° | 2,661 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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