Ghost town · Colorado
Parkville
Parkville is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,038 m. Crystal Peak stands 4,213 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brewery Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 9.8 miles off.
ghost town in Summit County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates39.49890, -105.95000
- 9.8 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 17 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brewery Hill: 1.0 mi
- Farncomb Hill: 1.2 mi
- Humbug Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mineral Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wise Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks: 45
- Carter Park: 5.1 mi
- High Line Railroad Park: 5.1 mi
- Prospector Park: 5.2 mi
- Alpine Garden: 5.3 mi
- River Walk Lawn: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 35
- Ciügaboc: 4.9 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 5.0 mi
- My Book: 5.1 mi
- Going Home: 5.1 mi
- Throne: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 31
- Country Boy Mine: 3.7 mi
- Baker's Tank: 4.6 mi
- Continental Divide: 6.2 mi
- C. & S. Car 8311: 6.2 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- The Children's Garden: 24.1 mi
- Silk Road Garden: 24.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 24.2 mi
- Perennial Borders: 24.2 mi
- Mountain Perennial Garden: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Reiling Dredge: 2.6 mi
- Windmill: 5.1 mi
- Sons of Norway: 5.3 mi
- Frank & Theta Brown: 5.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 5.4 mi
Museums: 23
- Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 4.8 mi
- Red White and Blue Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
- Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 5.2 mi
- Barney Ford House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Tiger: 1.8 mi
- Preston: 3.8 mi
- Dyersville: 5.7 mi
- Saints John: 6.2 mi
- Bakerville: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rocky Point: 4.8 mi
- Pavillion Point: 18.9 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Roost: 24.3 mi
- Target Bluff: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Continental Falls: 8.9 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- East Vail Falls: 21.3 mi
- Booth Falls: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 16.7 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sweet Beach Cove: 9.1 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Parkville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Peak | WSW 243° | 4,213 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 196° | 4,175 m | 3.9 mi |
| Peak 10 | WSW 245° | 4,150 m | 9.0 mi |
| Father Dyer Peak | WSW 240° | 4,144 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hoosier Ridge | SSW 204° | 4,073 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Guyot | SSE 166° | 4,053 m | 2.8 mi |
| Geneva Peak | ENE 61° | 4,037 m | 7.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 208° | 4,030 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 5 mi
- Vail · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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