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Conejos Peak

Conejos Peak, a peak in Colorado
Conejos Peak, a peak in ColoradoJeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0

Conejos Peak rises to 4,011 m in Colorado. Bennett Peak stands 4,026 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest King Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

Conejos Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the southern San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,179-foot (4,017 m) thirteener is located in the South San Juan Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest, 19.6 miles (31.6 km) north-northwest (bearing 340°) of Cumbres Pass in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Conejos Peak is the highest point in Conejos County.

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Wikidata Q5159490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4011 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28862, -106.57087

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Forest King Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Mammoth Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Klondike Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Telluride Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 7.1 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Pagosa Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Paradise: 24.2 mi
  • The Mother Spring: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • V Rock: 16.7 mi
  • Overlook Cliff Rocks: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 21.3 mi
  • Columbine Pinic Ground: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Pagosa Springs History Museum: 23.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • South Pagosa Park: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Conejos Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bennett PeakNNE 29°4,026 m15.4 mi
Summit PeakWNW 302°4,023 m8.1 mi
Montezuma PeakNW 312°3,987 m8.8 mi
Long Trek MountainNW 318°3,911 m9.0 mi
Pintada MountainNNE 33°3,911 m17.1 mi
Banded PeakSSW 194°3,892 m13.1 mi
North MountainN 351°3,868 m11.4 mi
Windy MountainNE 37°3,845 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222633404958636255443223
Precip in2.01.91.41.51.60.82.33.02.31.71.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chama, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 190715 — Conejos Peak, Conejos County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358926054

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