Ghost town · Colorado
Uravan
Uravan is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,519 m. Spruce Mountain stands 2,964 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.36833, -108.73639
79 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 50
- Spring Creek Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Blue Springs Point: 3.7 mi
- Hog Point: 3.7 mi
- Atkinson Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Burro Creek Mesa: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Cashin Mine: 12.2 mi
- Henry Huff Cabin: 13.5 mi
- 90 Road: 15.6 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 16.3 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Gypsum Bluff: 7.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Willow Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Uravan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,964 m | 13.4 mi |
| Uncompahgre Butte | NNE 18° | 2,945 m | 15.2 mi |
| Windy Point | ENE 60° | 2,915 m | 12.4 mi |
| Monument Hill | NNE 32° | 2,898 m | 12.8 mi |
| Long Point Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,856 m | 14.7 mi |
| Snipe Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,844 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wolf Hill | N 358° | 2,818 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pace Point | WNW 303° | 2,788 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Uravan, under a mile away.
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