Buena Vista Peak
Buena Vista Peak rises to 2,613 m in Colorado. Zenobia Peak stands 2,741 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 13 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,613 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 13.2 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Round Top Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Red Rock Bench: 1.5 mi
- Hospital Hill: 2.5 mi
- Marthas Peak: 2.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.9 mi
- Crows Nest: 2.6 mi
- Katys Nipple: 3.5 mi
- Harding Hole Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Wagon Wheel Point: 4.6 mi
- Warms Spring Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Harding Hole Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Wagon Wheel Overlook: 4.6 mi
- Josie Morris Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs: 19.3 mi
- Morrison Formation: 19.7 mi
- Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Echo Park Overlook: 7.6 mi
- Harper's Corner: 7.6 mi
- DryWoman: 9.0 mi
- Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 8.4 mi
- Point of Pines Recreation Site: 9.0 mi
- City Park: 14.2 mi
- Jensen Park: 23.5 mi
- Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area: 23.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 13.4 mi
- Dinosaur National Monument: 13.9 mi
- Charcoal Likns: 17.0 mi
- On-Off Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hot Spring on Right Bank: 16.7 mi
- Quarry Exhibit Hall: 19.8 mi
- Jensen Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buena Vista Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenobia Peak | NNE 14° | 2,741 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hoy Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,693 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tanks Peak | E 97° | 2,651 m | 8.4 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,637 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wild Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,628 m | 11.8 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | E 82° | 2,614 m | 0.4 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | N 356° | 2,598 m | 20.2 mi |
| Moose Head Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,588 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
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 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dinosaur 2 E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358907077
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