John & Cissy Dobson
John & Cissy Dobson is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,489 m. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 10th Mountain Division, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Top of the Rockies passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 20.6 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vail Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Ptarmigan Point: 2.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Lionshead: 4.1 mi
- Davos Peak: 4.4 mi
- Ted Kindel Park: 0.1 mi
- Parker's Green: 0.1 mi
- Roger Staub Park: 0.1 mi
- Pirateship Park: 0.1 mi
- Willow Park: 0.2 mi
- The Ski Trooper: 0.0 mi
- Branching Pattern: 0.0 mi
- Children's Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Einstein: 0.1 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens - Vail: 0.1 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 0.4 mi
- Alpine House: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.4 mi
- South African Garden: 0.4 mi
- Dryland Montane Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center: 0.4 mi
- Museum and Gift Shop: 0.4 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 0.6 mi
- The Discovery Center: 0.6 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 0.0 mi
- Earl V. Eaton: 0.1 mi
- Seibert Fountain: 0.1 mi
- International Bridge and World Plaza Aug 21 1992: 0.1 mi
- Pete Seibert's Dream: 0.1 mi
- Bridge Street: 0.0 mi
- Imagination Station: 0.7 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 1.7 mi
- Forest Flyer: 1.7 mi
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 1.8 mi
- Gilman: 7.6 mi
- Pando: 12.9 mi
- Holy Cross City: 16.6 mi
- Preston: 21.3 mi
- Climax: 21.5 mi
- East Vail Falls: 3.6 mi
- Booth Falls: 3.9 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Cataract Falls: 13.1 mi
- Continental Falls: 21.7 mi
- Target Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Roost: 17.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.5 mi
- Windy Point: 22.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 11.4 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 13.8 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 0.6 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 16.7 mi
- Williams Fork: 21.2 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of John & Cissy Dobson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount of the Holy Cross | SSW 206° | 4,271 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | SW 219° | 4,164 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNE 12° | 4,141 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Silverthorne | E 85° | 4,072 m | 9.8 mi |
| East Thorn | E 85° | 4,065 m | 10.3 mi |
| Eagles Nest | N 8° | 4,057 m | 9.3 mi |
| Notch Mountain | SSW 202° | 4,030 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | E 81° | 4,017 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vail, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6531350517
Day trips start here
- Vail · 1 mi
- Breckenridge · 21 mi
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