Ghost town · Colorado
Pando
Pando is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,805 m. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Top of the Rockies runs past it.
ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.45721, -106.33364
- On the Top of the Rockies, National
- 26.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 9 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Powell: 2.1 mi
- Hornsilver Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Resolution Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 4.6 mi
Parks: 43
- T11: 9.8 mi
- Saw Mill Falts: 9.9 mi
- Eagles Landing: 9.9 mi
- Bighorn Park: 12.1 mi
- Stephens Park: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 37
- Hodgepodge: 12.7 mi
- Granite Landscape: 12.7 mi
- Spirit of the Skier: 12.7 mi
- Einstein: 12.9 mi
- Children's Fountain: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 30
- Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 10.9 mi
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 11.4 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 11.5 mi
- Forest Flyer: 11.5 mi
- Bridge Street: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- The Children's Garden: 12.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 12.7 mi
- Stumpery Garden: 12.7 mi
- Corner Woodland Garden: 12.7 mi
- Primula Garden: 12.7 mi
Museums: 24
- Nature Discovery Center/Walking Mountains Science Center: 11.5 mi
- Museum and Gift Shop: 12.7 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 12.7 mi
- The Discovery Center: 12.7 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument: 0.2 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Norwegian Memorial: 6.7 mi
- The Edge: 12.8 mi
- Pete Seibert's Dream: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Gilman: 6.1 mi
- Holy Cross City: 8.2 mi
- Climax: 10.1 mi
- Adelaide: 15.1 mi
- Oro City: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Vail Falls: 12.7 mi
- Continental Falls: 13.6 mi
- Booth Falls: 14.9 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 7.9 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Vail Nature Center: 12.7 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 15.5 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 21.4 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rocky Point: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Pando. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount of the Holy Cross | W 275° | 4,271 m | 7.9 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | ESE 109° | 4,239 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pacific Peak | ESE 102° | 4,227 m | 11.5 mi |
| Traver Peak | SE 125° | 4,223 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crystal Peak | E 98° | 4,213 m | 11.8 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ESE 105° | 4,211 m | 11.5 mi |
| Clinton Peak | ESE 122° | 4,210 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Arkansas | SE 136° | 4,201 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Vail · 12 mi
- Breckenridge · 16 mi
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