Ghost town · Colorado
Oro City
Oro City is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,252 m. Mount Cameron stands 4,335 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 2.1 miles off.
ghost town in Lake County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.23470, -106.25200
- 2.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 10.9 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 5 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whites Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 0.5 mi
- Iron Hill: 0.7 mi
- Printer Boy Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breece Hill: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 28
- Hopemore Mine Tour: 1.2 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 1.2 mi
- Abandoned Bus: 1.5 mi
- Matchless Mine: 1.8 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Ciügaboc: 20.0 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 20.0 mi
- The Nest: 20.0 mi
- Ullr: 20.0 mi
- Deer: 20.1 mi
Parks: 18
- Bob Zaitz Park: 2.4 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 2.6 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 9.4 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 10.8 mi
- T11: 18.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Tabor Home Museum: 2.3 mi
- Temple Israel: 2.4 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 2.5 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 2.5 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Clear Grit Mill: 1.5 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 3.0 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 3.1 mi
- Dog Memorial: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Adelaide: 0.9 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 9.7 mi
- Climax: 9.7 mi
- Pando: 16.0 mi
- Holy Cross City: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 10.0 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Continental Falls: 15.7 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Point: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Oro City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cameron | NE 43° | 4,335 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Bross | NE 48° | 4,322 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Democrat | NE 40° | 4,315 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Sherman | E 99° | 4,280 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gemini Peak | E 90° | 4,243 m | 4.5 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 133° | 4,235 m | 4.9 mi |
| Traver Peak | NNE 33° | 4,223 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | E 84° | 4,214 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadville Lake CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 21 mi
- Vail · 28 mi
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