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Summer White House Site

Summer White House Site from directly overhead

Summer White House Site is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,319 m. Black Mountain stands 3,271 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Home Ruins, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2,319.2232000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.64042, -105.21848

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Falcon: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Glennon: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Morrison: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Lindo: 2.2 mi
  • Tin Cup: 3.3 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Mount Glennon Park: 2.0 mi
  • Parmalee Gulch Park: 2.1 mi
  • Arrowhead Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Arington Park: 3.2 mi
  • Corwina Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
Artworks: 56
  • Spirit: 1.8 mi
  • CCC Worker: 1.9 mi
  • Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 4.5 mi
  • Station 1: 4.5 mi
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 49
  • Eagle Eye Shelter: 1.0 mi
  • Whale Watch Mesa: 2.7 mi
  • Cottontail: 2.8 mi
  • Muskrat Meadows: 3.1 mi
  • Whitetail: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maxwell Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 12.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Chutes: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 1.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Summer White House Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSW3,271 m12.2 mi
Hicks MountainW3,073 m11.8 mi
Mount PenceWNW3,014 m11.3 mi
Snyder MountainW2,996 m11.6 mi
Bergen PeakW2,957 m9.6 mi
Saddleback MountainWNW2,906 m12.5 mi
Riley PeakSSW2,854 m11.3 mi
Berrian MountainSSW2,785 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936415059656356453628
Precip in0.60.91.82.42.51.72.22.31.51.20.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/964337854

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