Ghost town · Colorado
Vicksburg
Vicksburg is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,944 m. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 6.0 miles off.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.99861, -106.37611
- 6.0 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 6.6 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 14 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quail Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pecks Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Belford: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hope: 2.8 mi
- Mount Oxford: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- Columbine Mine: 2.0 mi
- Interlaken: 5.6 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 18.0 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 18.1 mi
- Matchless Mine: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Winfield: 3.5 mi
- Independence: 14.4 mi
- Oro City: 17.6 mi
- Tincup: 17.7 mi
- Adelaide: 18.3 mi
Parks: 9
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 15.4 mi
- McPhelemy Park: 16.9 mi
- Columbine Park: 17.1 mi
- River Park: 17.2 mi
- Millie Crymble Park: 17.7 mi
Museums: 8
- Temple Israel: 17.7 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 17.9 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 18.0 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 18.0 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Pieplant Mill: 10.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 17.2 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 17.3 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 17.4 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Emerald Lake: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Lower Grotto Wall: 19.3 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Ryks Waterfall: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
- White Water Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Vicksburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | NNW 336° | 4,401 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Massive | NNW 338° | 4,398 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Harvard | SSE 150° | 4,396 m | 5.9 mi |
| La Plata Peak | WNW 292° | 4,372 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Belford | SSE 163° | 4,329 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Yale | SSE 163° | 4,328 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Oxford | SE 140° | 4,316 m | 3.1 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | S 182° | 4,290 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 27 mi
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