Bushnell Peak
Bushnell Peak rises to 3,993 m in Colorado. Cottonwood Peak stands 4,144 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Sisters, a peak 0.8 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 14 miles off.
The story
Bushnell Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,110-foot (3,996 m) thirteener is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north-northeast (bearing 27°) of the community of Villa Grove, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County from San Isabel National Forest and Fremont County. Bushnell Peak is the highest point in Fremont County.
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Wikidata Q14684345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,993 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 27.0 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Sisters: 0.8 mi
- Mount Otto: 1.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Galena Peak: 2.5 mi
- Hamilton Baldy: 2.5 mi
- Indian Park: 8.3 mi
- Rattler Park: 8.9 mi
- Dollar Park: 9.2 mi
- Alpine Park: 14.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 14.6 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 14.6 mi
- Train Caboose: 14.6 mi
- USFS CORNER: 21.5 mi
- The 38th Parallel: 23.5 mi
- The Salida Museum: 14.2 mi
- Saguache County Museum: 22.3 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 22.4 mi
- Oak Springs: 3.8 mi
- Hayden Spring: 4.4 mi
- Captain Zipline: 9.6 mi
- Riverboat Works: 14.1 mi
- Windy Point: 17.8 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 24.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 22.2 mi
- Venable Falls: 24.3 mi
- Calcite: 6.5 mi
- Mod Buffalo: 14.5 mi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Bushnell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Peak | SE 139° | 4,144 m | 11.1 mi |
| Electric Peak | SE 138° | 4,137 m | 14.8 mi |
| De Anza Peak | SE 138° | 4,074 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lakes Peak | SE 138° | 4,058 m | 13.2 mi |
| Thirsty Peak | SE 138° | 4,022 m | 12.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SE 130° | 3,995 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hunts Peak | NW 314° | 3,977 m | 4.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 319° | 3,956 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:06 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salida, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358927347
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