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Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail from directly overhead

Santa Fe Trail is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,548 m. South Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,963 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Getting there

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Coordinates37.64063, -104.01879
Around it

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Tater Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Merker Hills: 5.3 mi
  • Tyler Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Dolores Mission: 23.7 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Apishapa Game Management Area: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Rattlesnake ButteWNW 286°1,963 m24.8 mi
Cordova MesaWSW 255°1,926 m24.8 mi
Flattop ButteWSW 251°1,845 m18.7 mi
Cone MountainWSW 250°1,828 m18.4 mi
Tyler HillWSW 253°1,767 m9.5 mi
Blue HillWNW 303°1,744 m19.7 mi
Mica ButteW 264°1,743 m18.4 mi
Brushy KnobW 260°1,734 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442506071777466523930
Precip in0.50.41.11.41.81.42.21.51.00.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta 17 WSW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11347802731

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