Ghost town · Colorado
Red Mountain Town
Red Mountain Town is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,335 m. Potosi Peak stands 4,195 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbon Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.3 miles off.
ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.90361, -107.70250
- 0.3 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 22.5 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 7 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 7 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carbon Knob: 0.7 mi
- Red Mountain Number 3: 0.7 mi
- Red Mountain Number 2: 1.3 mi
- McMillan Peak: 1.8 mi
- Trico Peak: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 22
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 1.1 mi
- Fort Peabody: 2.4 mi
- The Steps: 3.4 mi
- Lewis Mill: 4.3 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Mother Cline Slide: 6.1 mi
- Deep South: 7.7 mi
- South Park: 7.7 mi
- New Funtier: 7.8 mi
- Grad School: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Red Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 2.1 mi
- Tomboy: 3.8 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 6.5 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.4 mi
Parks: 14
- Ironton Park: 2.8 mi
- Town Park: 6.0 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Ore Station Park: 6.5 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Upper Ingram Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 3.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Guston: 1.1 mi
- Ironton: 2.4 mi
- Tomboy: 3.6 mi
- Sneffels: 5.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 5
- Marian Shrine: 6.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.5 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.6 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 22.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Telluride Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 17.4 mi
- Lake City Museum: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Orvis Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
- Rico 1: 22.7 mi
- Rico 2: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Red Mountain Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Peak | NNW 337° | 4,195 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | SW 226° | 4,180 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | NNW 331° | 4,175 m | 7.9 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | NNW 334° | 4,172 m | 7.5 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | NW 319° | 4,162 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SW 236° | 4,151 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Emma | NW 316° | 4,138 m | 6.9 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | W 260° | 4,127 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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- Southwestern Colorado · 12 mi
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