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Soldiers of the Summit

Soldiers of the Summit from directly overhead

Soldiers of the Summit is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,927 m. Quandary Peak stands 4,350 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 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 4.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
bronze
Inscription
This life-size statue of a World War II ski trooper memorializes the mountaineers of the 10th Mountain Division, a unit that trained at Camp Hale near Leadville before fighting with the Allied troops in Italy.
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Coordinates39.47877, -106.04708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Barney Ford Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Little Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Shock Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Gibson Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks: 42
  • Alpine Garden: 0.0 mi
  • River Walk Lawn: 0.1 mi
  • Prospector Park: 0.3 mi
  • Carter Park: 0.3 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 32
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 26
  • The Children's Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Silk Road Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Perennial Borders: 20.3 mi
  • Primula Garden: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Continental Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Booth Falls: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Soldiers of the Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quandary PeakSSW4,350 m6.5 mi
Fletcher MountainSW4,239 m6.8 mi
Pacific PeakSW4,227 m5.6 mi
Crystal PeakSW4,213 m4.7 mi
Atlantic PeakSW4,211 m6.2 mi
Clinton PeakSW4,210 m9.4 mi
Bald MountainESE4,175 m4.7 mi
Wheeler MountainSW4,154 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161926334251575548372617
Precip in0.91.01.11.41.31.11.91.91.41.00.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11248847124

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