Casco Peak
Casco Peak rises to 4,237 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the east, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is French Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Casco Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,915-foot (4,241 m) thirteener is located on the Elbert Massif in San Isabel National Forest, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) east (bearing 84°) of Independence Pass in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,237 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 11.6 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 10 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- French Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Champion: 1.9 mi
- Bull Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Elbert: 2.6 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 8.1 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 14.3 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 14.3 mi
- Snyder Park: 17.6 mi
- Ute Childrens Park: 17.6 mi
- Interlaken: 8.3 mi
- Columbine Mine: 9.5 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 14.6 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 15.1 mi
- Matchless Mine: 15.4 mi
- Independence: 6.0 mi
- Winfield: 9.3 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.2 mi
- Oro City: 15.4 mi
- Adelaide: 15.6 mi
- Temple Israel: 14.1 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 14.3 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 14.3 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 12.7 mi
- Dog Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 13.2 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 13.4 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 18.4 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 19.1 mi
- Moore Open Space: 19.7 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 23.3 mi
- North Mesa: 24.4 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 11.0 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 20.0 mi
- East Face: 20.0 mi
- Emerald Lake: 5.5 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 18.8 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- White Water Spring: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Casco Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | E 85° | 4,401 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Massive | N 11° | 4,398 m | 5.2 mi |
| La Plata Peak | S 169° | 4,372 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Belford | SE 146° | 4,329 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Oxford | SE 141° | 4,316 m | 13.3 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | SSE 152° | 4,290 m | 13.1 mi |
| Huron Peak | SSE 166° | 4,270 m | 12.0 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SW 228° | 4,258 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 180377 — Casco Peak, Lake County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358915473
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 18 mi
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