Bonita Peak
Bonita Peak rises to 4,043 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Emery Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,043 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 4.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 5 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emery Peak: 0.6 mi
- Hanson Peak: 1.1 mi
- Hurricane Peak: 1.2 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.8 mi
- California Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 1.9 mi
- The Wall: 2.4 mi
- Frisco Mill: 3.4 mi
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 3.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.7 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 6.1 mi
- Deep South: 8.2 mi
- South Park: 8.3 mi
- New Funtier: 8.5 mi
- Grad School: 8.5 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 3.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 6.3 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 7.3 mi
- Ironton Park: 3.8 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.9 mi
- Fellin Park: 9.4 mi
- Town Park: 10.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
- Eureka: 3.4 mi
- Guston: 3.9 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.9 mi
- Ironton: 3.9 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 4.3 mi
- Marian Shrine: 6.4 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.1 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 9.1 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 9.2 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 19.0 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Lake City Museum: 19.0 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 19.0 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Bike path access: 21.7 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Bonita Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | E 80° | 4,285 m | 6.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | E 90° | 4,215 m | 5.3 mi |
| Niagara Peak | E 96° | 4,202 m | 5.0 mi |
| American Peak | E 88° | 4,184 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wood Mountain | NE 53° | 4,158 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lookout Peak | WSW 254° | 4,151 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gravel Mountain | NE 46° | 4,136 m | 6.3 mi |
| Crown Mountain | ESE 104° | 4,120 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187391 — Bonita Peak, San Juan County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358923010
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- Southwestern Colorado · 12 mi
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