Conundrum Hot Springs
Conundrum Hot Springs is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,424 m. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the east, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilliard Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 28 miles off.
The story
Conundrum Hot Springs is a geothermal spring in a remote section of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area of the White River National Forest in Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Wikidata Q49713314, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).
What the record says
- Water temperature
- 38 °C
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hilliard Peak: 1.3 mi
- Conundrum Peak: 1.6 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.6 mi
- Keefe Peak: 1.6 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 2.4 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Rock outline of a heart: 9.3 mi
- Rainbow Park: 10.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 11.0 mi
- Totem Pole Park: 11.0 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 11.0 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 12.8 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 12.9 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 12.9 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Ashcroft: 5.8 mi
- Crystal: 11.7 mi
- Independence: 16.7 mi
- Lenado: 17.4 mi
- Winfield: 24.3 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 12.9 mi
- Moore Open Space: 12.9 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 13.2 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 15.3 mi
- North Mesa: 15.6 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 5.8 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Breathtaker: 12.3 mi
- Maze: 12.9 mi
- Judd Falls: 5.9 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 10.3 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Mill: 11.9 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 15.8 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 18.5 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 22.1 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 12.7 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 14.3 mi
- East Face: 14.3 mi
- The Raggeds: 20.9 mi
- Emerald Lake: 8.1 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 11.1 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 13.3 mi
- White Water Spring: 15.5 mi
- Erickson Springs: 20.9 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Conundrum Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | E 94° | 4,352 m | 1.6 mi |
| Maroon Peak | NW 308° | 4,317 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 323° | 4,275 m | 5.2 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | E 79° | 4,271 m | 1.6 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | NW 311° | 4,261 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NE 48° | 4,247 m | 2.4 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | NW 308° | 4,211 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hayden Peak | NNE 33° | 4,133 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/244085093
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 13 mi
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