Hot spring · Colorado
Penny Hot Springs
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Penny Hot Springs is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,121 m. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the southeast, 17 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.22700, -107.22400
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Redstone Park: 3.2 mi
- Marble Mill Site Park: 11.0 mi
- Triangle Park: 11.5 mi
- Hendrick Dog Park: 11.7 mi
- Hendrick Ranch Park: 11.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Sopris: 4.0 mi
- Huntsman Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Holgate Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Elk Mountain: 8.7 mi
- McCartney Mesa: 8.8 mi
Museums: 9
- Redstone Museum: 3.2 mi
- Marble Museum: 10.9 mi
- Powers Art Center: 13.4 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 21.0 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 8
- Penny Hot Springs: 0.4 mi
- Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool: 22.9 mi
- Yampah Source Spring: 22.9 mi
- Sacred Waters: 22.9 mi
- Sacred Waters: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The Raggeds: 14.2 mi
- The Slides: 14.8 mi
- Seven Castles: 17.9 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 20.4 mi
- East Face: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Crystal Mill: 13.3 mi
- Pope Saint John Paul II: 21.8 mi
- Kid Curry Grave: 22.2 mi
- Doc Holliday Grave: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- North Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 17.3 mi
- Moore Open Space: 20.4 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 20.9 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hayes Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 14.6 mi
- Judd Falls: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 10.8 mi
- Breathtaker: 15.7 mi
- Maze: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- The Peace Garden: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Emerald Lake: 18.0 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Erickson Springs: 19.1 mi
- Cocktail Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Grizzly Creek: 23.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chromatic Gate: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 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 | 16.6 mi |
| Capitol Peak | SE 125° | 4,309 m | 9.2 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | SE 131° | 4,297.3 m | 11.3 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | SE 129° | 4,261 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | SE 132° | 4,211 m | 11.8 mi |
| Clark Peak | ESE 121° | 4,137 m | 10.1 mi |
| Snowmass Peak | SE 132° | 4,102 m | 12.1 mi |
| Treasury Mountain | SSE 155° | 4,080 m | 16.1 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/6708008761
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