- Elevation, modelled
- 2,089 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Hesperus Mountain4,033 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- San Juan Skyway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2771, -107.8674
Hesperus Peace Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,089 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapman Hill Municipal Ski Area, a park 0.4 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Hesperus Peace Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | NW 314° | 4,033 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Moss | NW 314° | 4,022 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lavender Peak | NW 314° | 4,020 m | 16.3 mi |
| Spiller Peak | NW 311° | 4,000 m | 16.0 mi |
| Centennial Peak | NW 316° | 3,981 m | 16.4 mi |
| Babcock Peak | NW 312° | 3,968 m | 15.6 mi |
| Diorite Peak | NW 318° | 3,889 m | 15.1 mi |
| Burwell Peak | NW 309° | 3,857 m | 15.8 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the San Juan SkywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Smelter Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Perins Peak: 2.9 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.1 mi
- Animas City Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Florida Mesa: 3.5 mi
Parks: 37
- Chapman Hill Municipal Ski Area: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- Claire Viles Park: 0.6 mi
- Buckley Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Bodo SWA: 2.4 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 2.9 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 18.2 mi
- Animas #2 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Barnroof Point: 5.8 mi
- Rands Point: 8.5 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 19.4 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Lakeview: 20.6 mi
Museums: 5
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 0.7 mi
- Rail Museum: 1.0 mi
- Animas Museum: 1.6 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 16.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 1.2 mi
- Indian Ruins: 22.9 mi
- Indian Ruins: 23.1 mi
- Indian Ruins: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Caviness Spring: 16.6 mi
- Caviness Spring: 16.6 mi
- Valley View Spring: 17.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Durango Hot Springs: 8.0 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mayday: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durango, 1 mi away.
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