Rico 2
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Rico 2 is a hot spring in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,670 m. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rico 1, a hot spring 0.1 miles away. San Juan Skyway runs past it.
The story
town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States
Wikidata Q765104, matched on coordinates and name (955 m apart).
How to reach it
- On the San Juan Skyway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 14 mi
- Gold Point · 15 mi
- Molas Pass · 18 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sandstone Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Telescope Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Expectation Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ames Falls: 13.7 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.7 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 21.2 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 16.5 mi
- Lewis Mill: 18.6 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 19.8 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 21.0 mi
- The Steps: 21.2 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Lone Cone State Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
- Molas Park: 19.3 mi
- Ore Station Park: 20.1 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 20.2 mi
- Devil Point: 10.7 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 12.0 mi
- Pease Point: 13.2 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- The Rincon: 17.8 mi
- Needleton: 19.0 mi
- Tomboy: 22.2 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 22.7 mi
- Guston: 23.8 mi
- Mayday: 24.3 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 21.1 mi
- Tomboy: 22.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 24.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 24.7 mi
- Spruce Spring: 14.3 mi
- Caviness Spring: 24.4 mi
- Caviness Spring: 24.4 mi
- Valley View Spring: 24.6 mi
- Rico 1: 0.1 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Durango Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 16.4 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Marian Shrine: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Rico 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | NNE 12° | 4,344 m | 9.8 mi |
| El Diente Peak | N 8° | 4,310 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | NNE 13° | 4,274 m | 11.3 mi |
| Gladstone Peak | NNE 15° | 4,230 m | 10.3 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ENE 58° | 4,212 m | 13.0 mi |
| Golden Horn | ENE 57° | 4,188 m | 13.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | ENE 67° | 4,186 m | 10.0 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | ENE 59° | 4,186 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6707642881
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- Southwestern Colorado · 18 mi
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