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Winfield

Winfield from directly overhead

Winfield is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,128 m. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 7.7 miles off.

Ghost Town in Colorado

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98556, -106.44000

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cross Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Ervin Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Blaurock: 1.9 mi
  • Browns Peak: 2.0 mi
Parks: 29
  • Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 16.1 mi
  • McPhelemy Park: 19.2 mi
  • Columbine Park: 19.4 mi
  • River Park: 19.6 mi
  • Bob Zaitz Park: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Pieplant Mill: 7.2 mi
  • Stringtown Smelters: 19.0 mi
  • The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 19.1 mi
  • Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 19.8 mi
  • Clear Grit Mill: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • White Water Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ryks Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Winfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ElbertN 358°4,401.2 m9.1 mi
Mount MassiveN 352°4,398 m14.1 mi
Mount HarvardESE 123°4,395.6 m7.7 mi
La Plata PeakNNW 330°4,372 m3.5 mi
Mount BelfordESE 112°4,329.1 m4.6 mi
Mount YaleSE 145°4,328 m11.9 mi
Mount OxfordESE 105°4,315.9 m5.6 mi
Missouri MountainSE 128°4,289.8 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5520:35
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2216:0516:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192027344453595750403021
Precip in0.40.60.70.80.90.71.71.61.10.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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