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Tarryall

Tarryall from directly overhead

Tarryall is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,659 m. Kenosha Mountains stands 3,787 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is South Tarryall Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 16 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

ghost town in Colorado, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.12190, -105.47600

Overlooks nearby

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • South Tarryall Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Lizard Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Bradley Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Pilot Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Badger Mountain: 5.4 mi
Parks: 11
  • Elevenmile State Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
  • Florissant Children's Park: 16.2 mi
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: 17.8 mi
  • Manitou Park Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
  • Divide Regional Park: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Top view: 6.2 mi
  • Chicken Scratch Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Longwater Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Hackett Rock: 9.8 mi
  • The Big Stump: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Idlewilde Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Barksdale Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 12.9 mi
  • Elevenmile Dome: 13.0 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • The Chutes: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tarryall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kenosha MountainsNNW3,787 m18.4 mi
Bison MountainN3,777 m8.1 mi
McCurdy MountainN3,702 m6.8 mi
Windy PeakN3,636 m12.6 mi
North Tarryall PeakNNW3,629 m15.0 mi
Shawnee PeakNNW3,624 m20.1 mi
Topaz MountainNNW3,584 m12.6 mi
Buffalo PeakNNE3,526 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138435363686659483830
Precip in0.50.51.21.51.81.72.62.61.21.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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