Sopris
Sopris is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,836 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Square, a park 0.5 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 0.9 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 12.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
86 named places within 25 miles
- Pio Hill: 1.2 mi
- Simpsons Rest: 1.4 mi
- Osita Point: 4.5 mi
- Fishers Peak: 5.2 mi
- Frijole Hill: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Square: 0.5 mi
- Cimino Park: 0.8 mi
- Kit Carson Park: 0.9 mi
- South Side Park: 1.0 mi
- The Pit: 1.1 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 0.5 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 0.5 mi
- A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art: 0.6 mi
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 1.1 mi
- Art Cartopia Museum: 1.6 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 3.9 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 12.1 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 13.8 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 16.8 mi
- Raton: 18.5 mi
- north finial: 18.7 mi
- south finial: 18.7 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 5.4 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 8.4 mi
- Prospect Point: 1.8 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Star: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sopris. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | SSE 161° | 2,920 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 158° | 2,887 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 148° | 2,747 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | SSE 165° | 2,709 m | 12.7 mi |
| Burro Mesa | SE 136° | 2,666 m | 11.8 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SE 146° | 2,662 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | SSE 157° | 2,661 m | 12.8 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | SSE 153° | 2,636 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, under a mile away.
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