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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
2319.2232000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.64042, -105.21848

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
Artworks
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 54
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: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 1.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Summer White House Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSW 232°3,271 m12.2 mi
Hicks MountainW 273°3,073 m11.8 mi
Mount PenceWNW 283°3,014 m11.3 mi
Snyder MountainW 281°2,996 m11.6 mi
Bergen PeakW 281°2,957 m9.6 mi
Riley PeakSSW 197°2,854 m11.3 mi
Berrian MountainSSW 214°2,785 m7.1 mi
Legault MountainSSW 199°2,757 m7.8 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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