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Chrysolite Mountain

Chrysolite Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chrysolite Mountain rises to 3,843 m in Colorado. Mount Antero stands 4,351 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Murphy Mine, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3843 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66555, -106.34419

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Mamma: 1.5 mi
  • Grizzly Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Pomeroy Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Arps: 2.7 mi
  • Boulder Mountain: 3.0 mi
Parks: 13
  • Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 12.9 mi
  • Columbine Park: 16.7 mi
  • McPhelemy Park: 16.7 mi
  • Millie Crymble Park: 16.7 mi
  • River Park: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Alpine Station Historic Town: 3.8 mi
  • Monarch Scenic Tram: 11.8 mi
  • The Squeeze: 16.9 mi
  • Rock Pile: 17.4 mi
  • Whale's Tail: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 2.6 mi
  • Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 2.6 mi
  • American House Hotel Parlor: 2.6 mi
  • The Salida Museum: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Browns Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • White Water Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Prospector Spring: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Chrysolite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnteroE 84°4,351.4 m5.3 mi
Mount PrincetonNE 43°4,329.3 m8.0 mi
Mount YaleN 8°4,328 m12.4 mi
Tabeguache PeakESE 119°4,316.7 m5.7 mi
Mount ShavanoESE 120°4,315 m6.5 mi
Cronin PeakESE 102°4,207 m3.4 mi
Grizzly MountainSE 127°4,171 m2.2 mi
Mount AetnaSSE 167°4,160 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4219:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2116:0616:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836425161666457463526
Precip in0.30.40.61.01.20.71.51.60.90.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 189306 — Chrysolite Mountain, Chaffee County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358924994

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