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Crystal Peak

Crystal Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Peak rises to 4,213 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the south, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Dyer Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

Crystal Peak is a high mountain summit in the Tenmile Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,859-foot (4,224 m) thirteener is in White River National Forest, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) southwest (bearing 220°) of the Town of Breckenridge in Summit County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q5191323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4213 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.43462, -106.11439

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • White Cloud Public Access: 4.0 mi
  • Mineshaft Maze: 4.0 mi
  • T11: 4.5 mi
  • Saw Mill Falts: 4.7 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 33
  • Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 4.0 mi
  • Alpine Super Slide: 4.0 mi
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 4.9 mi
  • V-Notch: 5.2 mi
  • Flopper: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 26
Museums: 24
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Continental Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 13.5 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Booth Falls: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnS 178°4,356.5 m5.7 mi
Quandary PeakS 171°4,349.9 m2.6 mi
Mount CameronS 182°4,335 m6.1 mi
Mount BrossS 177°4,321.6 m6.9 mi
Mount DemocratSSW 192°4,314.5 m6.7 mi
Fletcher MountainSSW 200°4,239 m2.3 mi
Pacific PeakSSW 211°4,227 m0.9 mi
Traver PeakSSW 199°4,223 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3819:5520:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358914509

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