Capitol Peak
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Capitol Peak rises to 4,309 m in Colorado. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Capitol Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is the 52nd-highest mountain in North America. The 14,136-foot-4-inch (4,309 m) fourteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east by south (bearing 104°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q5035913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4309 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Daly: 1.7 mi
- North Snowmass: 2.2 mi
- Snowmass Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Hagerman Peak: 2.9 mi
- Marble Mill Site Park: 8.1 mi
- Redstone Park: 8.7 mi
- Community Park: 10.0 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Highland Villa Park: 12.5 mi
- Marble Museum: 8.0 mi
- Redstone Museum: 8.6 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 13.6 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 13.9 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 13.6 mi
- East Face: 13.6 mi
- The Raggeds: 13.7 mi
- Seven Castles: 17.7 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 20.7 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 8.0 mi
- Breathtaker: 8.3 mi
- Maze: 13.8 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 16.5 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 23.1 mi
- North Mesa: 10.5 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 11.3 mi
- Moore Open Space: 13.0 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 13.5 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 14.4 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 7.0 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Judd Falls: 14.3 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Crystal Mill: 6.4 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 8.8 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 20.7 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 9.2 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- The Peace Garden: 18.6 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Emerald Lake: 10.0 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 14.1 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 20.4 mi
- Erickson Springs: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Capitol Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon Peak | SE 137° | 4,317 m | 7.4 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | SSE 158° | 4,297.3 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 127° | 4,274.7 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | SE 135° | 4,261 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | SSE 155° | 4,211 m | 2.9 mi |
| Clark Peak | E 83° | 4,137 m | 1.2 mi |
| Hayden Peak | ESE 117° | 4,133 m | 13.9 mi |
| Snowmass Peak | SSE 152° | 4,102 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen Pitkin CO AP Sardy FLD, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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