Ghost town · Colorado
Preston
Preston is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,163 m. Quandary Peak stands 4,350 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 6.0 miles off.
ghost town in Summit County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates39.49583, -106.02111
- 6.0 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 14 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gibson Hill: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 1.5 mi
- Barney Ford Hill: 1.8 mi
- Shock Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks: 48
- Prospector Park: 1.6 mi
- Carter Park: 1.6 mi
- River Walk Lawn: 1.8 mi
- Alpine Garden: 1.8 mi
- River Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 37
- My Book: 1.5 mi
- Three Cowboys: 1.5 mi
- The Sheave: 1.6 mi
- Tom’s Baby: 1.6 mi
- Through The Eye Of The Needle: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 32
- Country Boy Mine: 1.1 mi
- Alpine Super Slide: 2.7 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 2.7 mi
- Baker's Tank: 3.8 mi
- Continental Divide: 6.5 mi
Museums: 28
- Red White and Blue Fire Museum: 1.5 mi
- Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 1.6 mi
- Barney Ford House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mountain Top Exploratorium: 1.7 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Reiling Dredge: 1.6 mi
- Sons of Norway: 1.7 mi
- Frank & Theta Brown: 1.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers of the Summit: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- The Children's Garden: 20.8 mi
- Silk Road Garden: 20.8 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 20.8 mi
- Perennial Borders: 20.9 mi
- Primula Garden: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 11
- Tiger: 3.6 mi
- Parkville: 3.8 mi
- Dyersville: 5.6 mi
- Saints John: 9.1 mi
- Climax: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rocky Point: 2.5 mi
- Pavillion Point: 21.8 mi
- Target Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Eagle Roost: 23.2 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Continental Falls: 6.2 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- East Vail Falls: 18.2 mi
- Booth Falls: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 20.4 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Preston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quandary Peak | SW 214° | 4,350 m | 8.2 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | SW 222° | 4,239 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pacific Peak | SW 227° | 4,227 m | 7.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SW 230° | 4,213 m | 6.5 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | SW 225° | 4,211 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 143° | 4,175 m | 4.4 mi |
| Peak 10 | SW 230° | 4,150 m | 5.7 mi |
| Father Dyer Peak | SW 225° | 4,144 m | 6.3 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 | 07:22 | 16:02 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 1 mi
- Vail · 21 mi
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