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Mystic

Mystic from directly overhead

Mystic is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,104 m. Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,641 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 25 miles off.

ghost town in Routt County, Colorado, United States

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Coordinates40.57000, -106.99583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 1.2 mi
  • The Sleeping Giant: 1.4 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Slippery Sides Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • Christina State Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
  • River Queen Park: 9.8 mi
  • Little Toots Park: 9.9 mi
  • Owned by the Steamboat Park Association: 10.0 mi
  • Eagle Scout Park: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Strawberry Hotsprings: 7.8 mi
  • Yampa River Botanic Park: 11.2 mi
  • Yampa River Botanic Park: 11.2 mi
  • Rotary Park Boardwalk: 11.9 mi
  • Fish Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
Museums: 3
  • Steamboat Art Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Tread of Pioneers Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Hayden Heritage Center: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Hot springs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Sulphur Spring: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stehley Park: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Stagecoach Swim Beach: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mystic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost Ranger PeakENE 64°3,641 m18.9 mi
Mount EthelENE 72°3,625 m17.4 mi
The DomeENE 62°3,581 m17.2 mi
McFaddin PeakNNW 346°3,316 m13.8 mi
Horse Thief PeakENE 77°3,314 m14.1 mi
Sand MountainNNW 348°3,311 m13.0 mi
Farwell MountainNNE 24°3,309 m19.2 mi
Soda MountainE 95°3,295 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3820:0220:43
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2916:0116:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172131415058656355433018
Precip in2.51.91.62.52.61.61.71.82.32.21.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steamboat Springs, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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