Columbus Mountain
Columbus Mountain rises to 3,119 m in Colorado. McFaddin Peak stands 3,316 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Columbus Mountain, elevation 10,253 ft (3,125 m), is a summit in the Elkhead Mountains of northern Colorado, United States. The mountain is northwest of Steamboat Springs in the Routt National Forest.
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Wikidata Q14684410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,119 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Mountain: 1.3 mi
- East Gibraltar Peak: 1.7 mi
- Circle Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Brush Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Tumble Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Fletcher Park: 14.7 mi
- Pearl Lake State Park: 17.1 mi
- Standard Park: 18.4 mi
- Huston Park: 19.3 mi
- Hog Park: 19.4 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 11.9 mi
- Finger Rock: 14.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 13.3 mi
- fire lookout: 22.8 mi
- Stemp Spring: 15.3 mi
- Mystic: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Columbus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFaddin Peak | SE 139° | 3,316 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 139° | 3,311 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,299 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hahns Peak | E 100° | 3,284 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Oliphant | WSW 245° | 3,248 m | 10.7 mi |
| West Bears Ears Peak | SSW 203° | 3,224 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Welba | WSW 252° | 3,222 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buck Point | WSW 247° | 3,209 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baggs, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 201860 — Columbus Mountain, Routt County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358942687
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