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Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon from directly overhead

Mount Vernon is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,961 m. Hicks Mountain stands 3,073 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Honnen Hospitality, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

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Coordinates39.69072, -105.20860

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Honnen Hospitality: 0.8 mi
  • South Sponsor Village: 0.8 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 0.8 mi
  • Council Tree and Old Rooney Dance Hall: 0.8 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 0.9 mi
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
Artworks
  • Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 1.6 mi
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 1.6 mi
  • Station 1: 1.6 mi
  • Station 2: 1.6 mi
  • Station 3: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 52
  • Food Court: 0.8 mi
  • Food Court: 0.8 mi
  • Food Court: 0.9 mi
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 0.9 mi
  • LOB19: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 52
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Maxwell Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 13.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 16.8 mi
  • The Chutes: 21.6 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 2.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mount Vernon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hicks MountainWSW 257°3,073 m12.6 mi
Mount PenceW 265°3,014 m11.6 mi
Snyder MountainW 264°2,996 m12.0 mi
Mount TomNW 319°2,969 m11.5 mi
Bergen PeakW 260°2,957 m10.1 mi
Douglas MountainNW 307°2,927 m11.1 mi
Saddleback MountainW 278°2,906 m12.0 mi
Berrian MountainSSW 205°2,785 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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