Ghost town · Colorado
Querida
Querida is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,741 m. Saint Charles Peak stands 3,593 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bassick Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 1.1 miles off.
ghost town in Custer County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates38.12610, -105.33400
- 1.1 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
- 21.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bassick Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mount Tyndall: 0.4 mi
- Kankakee Hill: 0.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Robinson: 1.0 mi
Parks: 24
- Hermit Park: 7.2 mi
- Jess Price Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Ampitheatre: 7.4 mi
- Summit Park: 7.6 mi
Museums: 6
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 6.1 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 7.4 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 11.2 mi
- Florence Pioneer Museum: 21.6 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 21.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Blue Spring: 13.1 mi
- Bailey Spring: 15.7 mi
- Patton Spring: 15.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 15.9 mi
- Trover Spring: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Bishop Castle: 13.8 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 23.3 mi
- Skyline Drive: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Stony Point: 13.7 mi
- Copperstain Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Double Dipper: 7.2 mi
- John C. Fremont: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- USFS CORNER: 14.3 mi
- Jackson Hill: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- Venable Falls: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Querida. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Charles Peak | ESE 122° | 3,593 m | 13.9 mi |
| Deer Peak | SE 126° | 3,523 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sperry Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,334 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wixson Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,295 m | 7.7 mi |
| Antelope Mountain | SE 130° | 3,274 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 110° | 3,270 m | 9.6 mi |
| Arkansas Mountain | E 97° | 3,222 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hardscrabble Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,164 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westcliffe, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 29 mi
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