Sligo
Sligo is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,554 m. Earthlodge Rock stands 1,761 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grover Depot Museum, a museum 5.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
ghost town in Colorado, United States
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
17 named places within 25 miles
- West Pawnee Butte: 9.8 mi
- East Pawnee Butte: 10.3 mi
- Seven Cross Hill: 11.2 mi
- Panorama Point: 16.0 mi
- Crow Valley Hill: 16.1 mi
- Grover Depot Museum: 5.7 mi
- Lee & Dorothy Rhoads Farm Implement Museum: 14.1 mi
- Briggsdale Heritage House: 14.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 21.2 mi
- Northeast Weld County Fair and Rodeo: 21.5 mi
- Keota: 8.1 mi
- Crow Valley Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Tri-State Monument: 15.2 mi
- Pine Bluffs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sligo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthlodge Rock | WNW 298° | 1,761 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wildhorse Tit | W 269° | 1,663 m | 21.3 mi |
| Panorama Point | NNE 26° | 1,655 m | 16.0 mi |
| Crow Valley Hill | W 260° | 1,635 m | 16.1 mi |
| East Pawnee Butte | E 80° | 1,573 m | 10.3 mi |
| Seven Cross Hill | SW 215° | 1,537 m | 11.2 mi |
| Point of Rocks | SSW 204° | 1,516 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Briggsdale, 14 mi away.
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