Ghost town · Colorado
Rosita
Rosita is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,684 m. Colony Baldy stands 4,174 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wakefield Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 3.0 miles off.
ghost town in Custer County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates38.09720, -105.33600
- 3.0 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
- 23.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wakefield Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pocahontas Hill: 0.6 mi
- Plymouth Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 0.7 mi
Parks: 21
- Hermit Park: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Jess Price Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Ampitheatre: 7.8 mi
- Summit Park: 7.9 mi
Museums: 6
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 6.5 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 7.7 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 12.1 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 21.0 mi
- Florence Pioneer Museum: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Blue Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bailey Spring: 13.7 mi
- Patton Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 14.0 mi
- Trover Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Copperstain Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Stony Point: 15.5 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Double Dipper: 7.5 mi
- John C. Fremont: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- USFS CORNER: 14.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bishop Castle: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Venable Falls: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Rosita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colony Baldy | WSW 240° | 4,174 m | 14.1 mi |
| Saint Charles Peak | ESE 114° | 3,593 m | 13.1 mi |
| Deer Peak | ESE 115° | 3,523 m | 9.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | E 95° | 3,367 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sperry Mountain | E 93° | 3,334 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wixson Mountain | E 87° | 3,295 m | 7.6 mi |
| Beck Mountain | SW 218° | 3,278 m | 13.1 mi |
| Antelope Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,274 m | 6.1 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 27 mi
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