Browns Canyon National Monument
Browns Canyon National Monument is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,633 m. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mascot, a peak 2.5 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM;USFS
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 29.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Mascot: 2.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Reef: 3.8 mi
- Ruby Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Hecla Castle: 4.5 mi
- Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 6.7 mi
- Millie Crymble Park: 10.9 mi
- Thonhoff Park: 11.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.4 mi
- Columbine Park: 11.4 mi
- Whale's Tail: 7.2 mi
- The Stairs: 7.2 mi
- The Squeeze: 7.3 mi
- The Chute: 7.4 mi
- Rock Pile: 7.6 mi
- Alpine: 14.5 mi
- Antero Junction: 15.6 mi
- Trump: 16.1 mi
- St. Elmo: 17.7 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 18.0 mi
- The Salida Museum: 12.2 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 17.7 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 17.7 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 17.8 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 11.3 mi
- Train Caboose: 11.3 mi
- Hancock: 19.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.9 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- The Palisades: 21.2 mi
- Mod Buffalo: 11.5 mi
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Browns Canyon National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Antero | W 262° | 4,351.4 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Princeton | WNW 286° | 4,329.3 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Yale | WNW 302° | 4,328 m | 18.8 mi |
| Tabeguache Peak | WSW 248° | 4,316.7 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Shavano | WSW 245° | 4,315 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cronin Peak | WSW 258° | 4,207 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | WSW 257° | 4,171 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Aetna | WSW 244° | 4,160 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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