Orvis Hot Spring
Orvis Hot Spring is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,147 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Legends Of The West, a attraction 1.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway runs past it.
The story
Spring in Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49730860, matched on coordinates and name (80 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the San Juan Skyway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 23.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 14 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Gold Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Baldy Peak: 3.4 mi
- Miller Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Onion Hill: 6.4 mi
- Sneva Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Ridgway Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.8 mi
- Fellin Park: 8.1 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.6 mi
- Billy Creek State Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- The Blowout: 7.6 mi
- Five Fingers: 8.6 mi
- Stump Wall: 8.7 mi
- Scottish Gullies: 8.7 mi
- Lower Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Legends Of The West: 1.5 mi
- Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour: 6.0 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 13.5 mi
- Fort Peabody: 14.1 mi
- The Steps: 14.7 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Tomboy: 13.6 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 14.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Animas Forks: 16.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.3 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.3 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.3 mi
- Marian Shrine: 22.6 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 10.3 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 10.3 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 22.0 mi
- Lake City Museum: 23.9 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 24.8 mi
- Galloway Spring: 19.9 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bike path access: 4.4 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 6.1 mi
- East Cimarron: 23.2 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Orvis Hot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | SSW 199° | 4,315 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | ESE 112° | 4,274 m | 13.2 mi |
| Potosi Peak | S 184° | 4,195 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | SSW 193° | 4,175 m | 9.2 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | S 189° | 4,172 m | 9.3 mi |
| Dallas Peak | SSW 206° | 4,168 m | 11.2 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | SSW 197° | 4,162 m | 10.6 mi |
| Redcliff | ESE 106° | 4,154 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgway, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/715208431
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 28 mi
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · 30 mi
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