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Carbonate Mountain

Carbonate Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Carbonate Mountain, a peak in ColoradoJohn Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0

Carbonate Mountain rises to 4,070 m in Colorado. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the north-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cyclone Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 11 miles off.

The story

Carbonate Mountain is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,670-foot (4,167 m) thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) north (bearing 3°) of the community of Garfield in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5038009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4070 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62777, -106.28391

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
  • Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 11.7 mi
  • Hoover Ranch Park: 13.4 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 13.8 mi
  • South Park: 13.9 mi
  • Poncha Springs Disk Golf Park: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Alpine Station Historic Town: 6.7 mi
  • Monarch Scenic Tram: 9.4 mi
  • The Squeeze: 16.0 mi
  • Rock Pile: 16.5 mi
  • Whale's Tail: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 6.2 mi
  • American House Hotel Parlor: 6.2 mi
  • St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 6.2 mi
  • The Salida Museum: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Browns Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Carbonate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnteroNNE 32°4,351.4 m3.8 mi
Mount PrincetonNNE 15°4,329.3 m8.7 mi
Tabeguache PeakE 95°4,316.7 m1.8 mi
Mount ShavanoESE 104°4,315 m2.5 mi
Cronin PeakN 2°4,207 m1.9 mi
Grizzly MountainNW 310°4,171 m1.9 mi
Mount AetnaSW 214°4,160 m3.5 mi
Mount WhiteNE 51°4,159 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4219:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2016:0616:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038445263676558473628
Precip in0.30.30.71.01.00.51.41.50.70.90.20.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salida, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 189301 — Carbonate Mountain, Chaffee County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358924962

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