Tercio
Tercio is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,358 m. Culebra Peak stands 4,283 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Stone Wall, a cliff 5.8 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 6.9 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 28.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
47 named places within 25 miles
- Hayrack Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Vermejo Peak: 11.1 mi
- Culebra Peak: 11.5 mi
- Miranda Peak: 11.6 mi
- The Stone Wall: 5.8 mi
- The Stone Wall: 7.6 mi
- Sawtooth Rock: 23.4 mi
- Ponil Park: 21.1 mi
- Ring Town: 22.5 mi
- Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 16.1 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 19.9 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tercio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culebra Peak | WNW 295° | 4,283 m | 11.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 292° | 4,237 m | 11.0 mi |
| Vermejo Peak | WNW 285° | 4,186 m | 11.1 mi |
| Purgatoire Peak | W 277° | 4,167 m | 11.9 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | N 0° | 4,140 m | 22.4 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | N 3° | 4,136 m | 22.5 mi |
| Trinchera Peak | NNW 331° | 4,118 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cuatro Peak | NNW 329° | 4,113 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:07 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad Lake, 25 mi away.
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