Chris Mountain
Chris Mountain rises to 2,705 m in Colorado. Red Mountain stands 3,835 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brockover Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,705 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Brockover Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Flatiron Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Devil Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Coyote Hill: 5.0 mi
- Devil Creek State Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Lake Capote Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- South Pagosa Park: 9.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Old Timers Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
- Broken Off Point: 5.8 mi
- Sally Overlook: 8.2 mi
- Rock Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Lakeview: 20.1 mi
- Carracas Rim: 21.7 mi
- Piedra River Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
- Paradise: 10.0 mi
- The Mother Spring: 10.0 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
- Piedra Falls: 14.0 mi
- Treasure Falls: 20.0 mi
- Chimney Rock Farm: 9.8 mi
- Chimney Rock National Monument: 10.2 mi
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Juanita: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | NNE 31° | 3,835 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pagosa Peak | NNE 33° | 3,827 m | 12.2 mi |
| Graham Peak | NW 324° | 3,823 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,817 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cherry Cairn | NE 36° | 3,809 m | 14.7 mi |
| Toner Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,808 m | 15.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak No.2 | NE 46° | 3,699 m | 13.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | NW 314° | 3,693 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallecito DAM, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 184313 — Chris Mountain, Archuleta County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358920371
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