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Doc Holliday Grave

Doc Holliday Grave from directly overhead

Doc Holliday Grave is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,857 m. Mount Sopris stands 3,841 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kid Curry Grave, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
marble
Inscription
JOHN HENRY HOLLIDAY Born Aug 14, 1851 Died Nov 8, 1887

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53954, -107.32062

148 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Storm King Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Sunlight Peak: 8.4 mi
  • Flatiron Mountain: 9.1 mi
Parks: 51
  • A E Axtell Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sayre Park: 0.4 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veltus Park: 0.7 mi
  • Two Rivers Park: 1.0 mi
Hot springs: 8
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 2.1 mi
  • Grizzly Creek: 3.9 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 7.7 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Rifle: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 24.2 mi
  • Cross and Statue at Entrance: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Deep Lake Day Use: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rifle Falls: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doc Holliday Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SoprisSSE 157°3,841 m21.0 mi
Huntsman MountainS 185°3,590 m24.6 mi
Turret PeakNNE 16°3,498 m24.1 mi
Blair MountainNNW 344°3,492 m18.4 mi
Timber MountainN 355°3,476 m24.6 mi
White River PlateauNNW 348°3,466 m15.1 mi
Hunns PeakN 358°3,420 m17.2 mi
Baxter PeakN 1°3,409 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0020:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2716:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F243040465564716961493626
Precip in1.11.21.21.61.71.01.11.31.61.61.11.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood Spgs #2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4340504241

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