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Tungsten

Tungsten from directly overhead

Tungsten is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,436 m. Old Baldy stands 3,974 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Overhung Wall, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.

human settlement in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America

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Coordinates39.97194, -105.47611

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 1.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 1.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 1.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Chipeta Park: 1.7 mi
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 2.0 mi
  • Private Pond: 2.4 mi
  • Boulder Mountain Park: 9.5 mi
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 10.0 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Overhung Wall: 0.7 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 0.7 mi
  • Clocktower: 0.7 mi
  • The Visor: 0.7 mi
  • Castle Rock: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Magic Schoolbus: 4.0 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 6.3 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 7.8 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Museums: 44
Gardens: 32
  • Fortune Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Boulder Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 16.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Barbeque: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Tungsten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BaldyWNW 290°3,974 m9.1 mi
Mount AlbionWNW 302°3,833 m8.8 mi
Niwot MountainNW 326°3,497 m7.2 mi
Bald MountainWNW 282°3,455 m7.3 mi
Dakota HillSSW 210°3,330 m8.2 mi
Oregon HillSSW 209°3,320 m8.9 mi
Colorado MountainSW 222°3,312 m8.9 mi
Chittenden MountainW 268°3,309 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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