Hot Sulphur Springs
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. The nearest named place is Historical Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters runs past it.
The story
Spring in Grand County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49723766, matched on coordinates and name (261 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 19.6 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Farview Curve Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Just Ranch Historical Site: 11.9 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 19.6 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 19.7 mi
- 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
- White Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Roost: 17.7 mi
- Target Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
- High Country Stampede Rodeo: 17.3 mi
- Alpine Slide: 22.5 mi
- Williams Fork: 20.1 mi
- Fox Den: 23.3 mi
- Rose Crown: 23.5 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 18.9 mi
- Gold Mine: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 14.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 15.3 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Hot Sulphur Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Peak | SSE 149° | 3,906 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bills Peak | SSE 152° | 3,847 m | 17.1 mi |
| Parkview Mountain | N 356° | 3,748 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,746 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ute Peak | S 175° | 3,741 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ruby Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,660 m | 21.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 72° | 3,639 m | 20.0 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | SE 143° | 3,588 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 16 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williams Fork DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6707874630
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 28 mi
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