Ghost town · Colorado
Mayday
Mayday is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,662 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 2.0 miles off.
ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.35060, -108.07700
- 2.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Baldy Peak: 2.2 mi
- Parrott Peak: 2.2 mi
- Madden Peak: 2.8 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Star Peak: 3.1 mi
Parks: 37
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- T-Down Park: 7.9 mi
- Historic Tram Park: 9.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 10.2 mi
- Overend Mountain Park: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Barnroof Point: 6.8 mi
- Rands Point: 8.8 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 10.7 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 12.5 mi
- Devil Point: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- The Knife Edge: 20.2 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 22.1 mi
- Hemenway House: 24.6 mi
- Megalithic House: 24.7 mi
- Pipe Shrine House: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 12.5 mi
- Indian Ruins: 16.1 mi
- Sandal House: 20.7 mi
- Eagle Nest House: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Bodo SWA: 11.9 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 19.3 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 21.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Pioneer Museum: 11.7 mi
- Animas Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 11.9 mi
- Rail Museum: 12.1 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Caviness Spring: 4.1 mi
- Valley View Spring: 4.6 mi
- Spruce Spring: 16.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 4
Artworks: 1
- The Ancient Ones: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Mayday. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | N 354° | 4,033 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Moss | N 359° | 4,022 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lavender Peak | N 358° | 4,020 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spiller Peak | N 354° | 4,000 m | 5.4 mi |
| Centennial Peak | N 0° | 3,981 m | 6.7 mi |
| Babcock Peak | N 0° | 3,968 m | 5.4 mi |
| Diorite Peak | NNE 13° | 3,889 m | 6.3 mi |
| Burwell Peak | N 352° | 3,857 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Lewis, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 22 mi
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