Hot spring · Colorado
Penny Hot Springs
Penny Hot Springs is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,111 m. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Redstone Museum, a museum 3.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates39.23187, -107.22728
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Redstone Park: 3.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 11.2 mi
- Hendrick Dog Park: 11.3 mi
- Hendrick Ranch Park: 11.4 mi
- Marble Mill Site Park: 11.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Sopris: 3.9 mi
- Holgate Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Huntsman Mountain: 7.8 mi
- McCartney Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Elk Mountain: 9.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Redstone Museum: 3.4 mi
- Marble Museum: 11.2 mi
- Powers Art Center: 13.1 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 21.2 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The Slides: 14.4 mi
- The Raggeds: 14.5 mi
- Seven Castles: 17.8 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 20.6 mi
- East Face: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Mill: 13.6 mi
- Pope Saint John Paul II: 21.5 mi
- Kid Curry Grave: 21.8 mi
- Doc Holliday Grave: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- North Mesa: 16.4 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 17.4 mi
- Moore Open Space: 20.6 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 21.1 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool: 22.5 mi
- Sacred Waters: 22.6 mi
- Yampah Source Spring: 22.6 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- South Canyon Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hayes Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 15.0 mi
- Judd Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Grizzly Creek: 22.7 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 22.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Breathtaker: 16.0 mi
- Maze: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 18.3 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Erickson Springs: 19.5 mi
- Cocktail Spring: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- The Peace Garden: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chromatic Gate: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Penny Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon Peak | SE 131° | 4,317 m | 16.9 mi |
| Capitol Peak | SE 126° | 4,309 m | 9.6 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | SE 132° | 4,297 m | 11.6 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | SE 130° | 4,261 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | SE 133° | 4,211 m | 12.2 mi |
| Clark Peak | ESE 122° | 4,137 m | 10.5 mi |
| Snowmass Peak | SE 132° | 4,102 m | 12.4 mi |
| Treasury Mountain | SSE 155° | 4,080 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen Pitkin CO AP Sardy FLD, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4432875848
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