Crested Butte
Crested Butte rises to 3,704 m in Colorado. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock outline of a heart, a park 1.6 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Crested Butte is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,168-foot (3,709 m) peak is in Gunnison National Forest, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 59°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Ski lifts and runs of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort occupy the north side of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q5184573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,704 m
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
154 named places within 25 miles
- Strand Hill: 3.6 mi
- Snodgrass Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Point Lookout: 5.5 mi
- Double Top: 5.6 mi
- Rock outline of a heart: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Park: 2.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.1 mi
- Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Totem Pole Park: 2.4 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Marble Museum: 18.7 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 22.1 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 22.1 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 22.2 mi
- Moore Open Space: 22.1 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 22.1 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 22.5 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 24.3 mi
- North Mesa: 24.4 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 14.2 mi
- Breathtaker: 21.0 mi
- Maze: 22.2 mi
- The Raggeds: 20.6 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 21.0 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 23.6 mi
- East Face: 23.6 mi
- Judd Falls: 5.6 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 13.5 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Crystal Mill: 14.9 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 21.0 mi
- White Water Spring: 12.7 mi
- Erickson Springs: 18.4 mi
- Biebel Springs: 20.4 mi
- Ashcroft: 14.2 mi
- Crystal: 14.8 mi
- Independence: 23.8 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 2.3 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 22.6 mi
- Emerald Lake: 10.2 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crested Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | NNE 27° | 4,352 m | 9.8 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | NNE 25° | 4,271 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | NNE 24° | 4,247 m | 11.4 mi |
| Star Peak | NE 49° | 4,112 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | N 7° | 4,110 m | 6.8 mi |
| Taylor Peak | NE 49° | 4,090 m | 11.5 mi |
| Keefe Peak | NNE 11° | 4,082 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunter Peak | N 10° | 4,081 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924463
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