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Virginia Dale

Virginia Dale from directly overhead

Virginia Dale is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,144 m. Black Mountain stands 3,030 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 18 miles off.

ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado

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Coordinates40.95470, -105.34900
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Table Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Little Twins: 3.8 mi
  • Little Bald Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Turkey Roost: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Lovers Leap: 1.2 mi
  • Red Nose: 7.0 mi
  • Nat's Three Star Roof: 13.6 mi
  • The Potato Chip: 13.9 mi
  • The Citadel Crag: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 5
  • Devils Playground: 14.9 mi
  • Red Feather Community Park: 16.6 mi
  • Wellington Community Park: 24.3 mi
  • Library Park: 24.7 mi
  • Corage Park: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Simpson Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Pope Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Bedsprings: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Tree Rock: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Virginia Dale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWSW3,030 m16.2 mi
Green MountainW2,818 m14.8 mi
Deadhorse MountainW2,762 m12.7 mi
Point CrawfordN2,673 m17.9 mi
Iron MountainW2,649 m11.4 mi
Twin MountainN2,632 m16.5 mi
Diamond PeakW2,621 m11.1 mi
VedauwooN2,604 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:3019:5620:38
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2415:5316:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272734404959666456443326
Precip in0.50.61.12.32.52.02.61.61.91.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia Dale 7 ENE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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