Animas Forks
Animas Forks is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,407 m. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Duncan House, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Alpine Loop runs past it.
The story
Ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado.
Wikidata Q4765059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Alpine Loop
- 5.3 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 3 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Houghton Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cinnamon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Denver Hill: 1.5 mi
- Seigal Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Duncan House: 0.1 mi
- Frisco Mill: 0.5 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 1.8 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 2.1 mi
- Golconda Boarding House: 2.1 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 5.7 mi
- Deep South: 7.6 mi
- South Park: 7.6 mi
- New Funtier: 7.8 mi
- Grad School: 7.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 10.4 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 10.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.9 mi
- Whitecross: 4.3 mi
- Tellurium: 4.3 mi
- Argentum: 5.6 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Ironton Park: 5.5 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.2 mi
- Fellin Park: 8.7 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 9.9 mi
- Eureka: 3.5 mi
- Ironton: 5.9 mi
- Guston: 6.6 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 7.4 mi
- Capitol City: 7.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.4 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.5 mi
- Marian Shrine: 9.8 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 15.4 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Lake City Museum: 15.3 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.3 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
- Bike path access: 20.6 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Animas Forks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | ESE 109° | 4,285 m | 3.8 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | E 85° | 4,280 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | E 94° | 4,269 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mark Mountain | E 83° | 4,218 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SE 134° | 4,215 m | 3.4 mi |
| Half Peak | SE 129° | 4,209 m | 7.4 mi |
| Niagara Peak | SE 144° | 4,202 m | 3.5 mi |
| American Peak | SE 124° | 4,184 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1318311777
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 16 mi
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