Pieplant Mill
Pieplant Mill is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,142 m. Mount Harvard stands 4,396 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 14 miles off.
The story
Hamlet in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
Wikidata Q122548510, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,142 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 17.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grizzly Peak: 2.0 mi
- Jenkins Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Winfield Peak: 4.2 mi
- Virginia Peak: 4.5 mi
- Granite Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 20.6 mi
- Ute Childrens Park: 21.6 mi
- Ajax Park: 21.7 mi
- Snyder Park: 21.8 mi
- Anderson Park: 21.8 mi
- Winfield: 7.2 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.7 mi
- Independence: 11.9 mi
- Tincup: 13.4 mi
- Ashcroft: 15.1 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 19.9 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 19.9 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 19.9 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 22.1 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 22.1 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Columbine Mine: 12.3 mi
- Interlaken: 14.9 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 15.2 mi
- Alpine Station Historic Town: 22.1 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 14.6 mi
- The Palisades: 23.0 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 24.5 mi
- East Face: 24.5 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 22.6 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 23.0 mi
- Moore Open Space: 23.5 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Judd Falls: 22.6 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Emerald Lake: 17.0 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 23.0 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 23.1 mi
- Hancock: 23.2 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 24.9 mi
- White Water Spring: 11.1 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Pieplant Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harvard | E 94° | 4,396 m | 12.9 mi |
| La Plata Peak | NE 36° | 4,372 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Belford | E 82° | 4,329 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Oxford | E 81° | 4,316 m | 12.0 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | E 86° | 4,290 m | 9.7 mi |
| Huron Peak | E 85° | 4,270 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Hope | NE 53° | 4,249 m | 9.4 mi |
| Casco Peak | NNE 16° | 4,237 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 12 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor Park, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/151535380
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 22 mi
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