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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 18.1 miles of Virginia Dale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWSW 249°3,030 m16.2 mi
Green MountainW 272°2,818 m14.8 mi
Deadhorse MountainW 270°2,762 m12.7 mi
Point CrawfordN 352°2,673 m17.9 mi
Green MountainN 356°2,651 m16.3 mi
Iron MountainW 266°2,649 m11.4 mi
Twin MountainN 358°2,632 m16.5 mi
Diamond PeakW 279°2,621 m11.1 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

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