Ghost town · Colorado
Winfield
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
- 7.7 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 10.1 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 15 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 28 mi
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
- Columbine Mine: 5.1 mi
- Interlaken: 8.1 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 19.9 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Vicksburg: 3.5 mi
- Independence: 12.2 mi
- Tincup: 16.1 mi
- Ashcroft: 19.8 mi
- Oro City: 19.9 mi
Museums: 10
- Temple Israel: 19.7 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 19.8 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 20.0 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 20.0 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 20.0 mi
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
- Lower Grotto Wall: 16.7 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- The Palisades: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Emerald Lake: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Ryks Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Springs: 1
- White Water Spring: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Winfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | N 358° | 4,401 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Massive | N 352° | 4,398 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Harvard | ESE 123° | 4,396 m | 7.7 mi |
| La Plata Peak | NNW 330° | 4,372 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Belford | ESE 112° | 4,329 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Yale | SE 145° | 4,328 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Oxford | ESE 105° | 4,316 m | 5.6 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | SE 128° | 4,290 m | 4.2 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 25 mi
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