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Hot Sulphur Springs

Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in Colorado
Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in ColoradoLoco Steve · CC BY 3.0
Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in Colorado
Loco Steve · CC BY 3.0
Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in Colorado
Loco Steve · CC BY 3.0
Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in Colorado
Loco Steve · CC BY 3.0
Hot Sulphur Springs, a hot spring in Colorado
Loco Steve · CC BY 3.0

Hot Sulphur Springs is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,340 m. Byers Peak stands 3,906 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. Colorado River Headwaters runs past it.

About

The story

spring in Grand County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49723766, matched on coordinates and name (261 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.07479, -106.11155

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Bross: 1.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Grouse Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Chauncey: 5.9 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 27
  • Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hot Sulphur State Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
  • Polhamus Park: 9.0 mi
  • Grand Meadows Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kaibab Park: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Gore Range Artisans Group Gallery: 15.1 mi
  • Accoya: 17.8 mi
  • Jack Kerouac Statue: 17.9 mi
  • The Feather: 18.0 mi
  • Ojo de Agave: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Adams Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Granite Falls: 24.6 mi
  • War Dance Falls: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Williams Fork: 20.1 mi
  • Fox Den: 23.3 mi
  • Rose Crown: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
  • Cozens Ranch Open Space: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Gold Mine: 10.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Radium Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Hot Sulphur Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Byers PeakSSE 149°3,906 m16.9 mi
Bills PeakSSE 152°3,847 m17.1 mi
Parkview MountainN 356°3,748 m17.7 mi
Cascade MountainNNE 23°3,746 m20.1 mi
Ute PeakS 175°3,741 m20.0 mi
Twin PeaksENE 72°3,639 m20.0 mi
Ptarmigan PeakSE 143°3,588 m14.5 mi
Williams PeakSSW 200°3,530 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3619:5720:38
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2416:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729384756626053412816
Precip in1.00.91.01.51.51.01.41.41.41.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williams Fork DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6707874630

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