Old Roach
Old Roach is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,859 m. Clark Peak stands 3,947 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollock Knob, a peak 3.7 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 16 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 26.8 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Pollock Knob: 3.7 mi
- Mansfield Hill: 4.6 mi
- Shipman Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Pinkham Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Dempsey Dome: 7.8 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 16.5 mi
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge: 18.6 mi
- Dan Birkholz Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Pelton Park: 10.2 mi
- North Park Pioneer Museum: 15.9 mi
- Cape Horn: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Roach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Peak | SSE 156° | 3,947 m | 24.0 mi |
| South Rawah Peak | SSE 155° | 3,854 m | 20.2 mi |
| North Rawah Peak | SSE 155° | 3,799 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pipet | SSE 156° | 3,790 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cameron Peak | SSE 151° | 3,695 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 150° | 3,601 m | 19.3 mi |
| Killpecker Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,359 m | 23.5 mi |
| North Bald Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,342 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
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 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hohnholz RCH, 7 mi away.
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