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Uravan

Uravan from directly overhead

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
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainENE 70°2,964 m13.4 mi
Uncompahgre ButteNNE 18°2,945 m15.2 mi
Windy PointENE 60°2,915 m12.4 mi
Monument HillNNE 32°2,898 m12.8 mi
Long Point MountainNNE 31°2,856 m14.7 mi
Snipe MountainNNE 22°2,844 m17.9 mi
Wolf HillN 358°2,818 m22.5 mi
Pace PointWNW 303°2,788 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5220:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:2916:1716:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313746526273797768554332
Precip in0.90.91.10.90.90.51.01.21.51.20.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Uravan, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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