Dallas Peak
Dallas Peak rises to 4,168 m in Colorado. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the east-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilpin Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Dallas Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,815-foot (4,211 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north by west (bearing 354°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray and San Miguel counties.
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Wikidata Q14684432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4168 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 27.7 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 8 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Look Out Point · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilpin Peak: 1.7 mi
- Campbell Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Sneffels: 2.0 mi
- Mount Emma: 2.0 mi
- Greenback Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Shithouse Wall (Closed): 8.3 mi
- Five Fingers: 8.3 mi
- Gazebo Wall (Closed): 8.3 mi
- Stump Wall: 8.3 mi
- Scottish Gullies: 8.4 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 4.3 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 4.4 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 4.5 mi
- The Steps: 5.7 mi
- Fort Peabody: 6.4 mi
- Tomboy: 5.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 9.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 14.3 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 3.3 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Ore Station Park: 3.6 mi
- Town Park: 3.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 8.7 mi
- Fellin Park: 8.7 mi
- Sneffels: 4.1 mi
- Tomboy: 5.2 mi
- Ironton: 8.7 mi
- Guston: 8.8 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 8.8 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.6 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.7 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.7 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
- Rico 1: 22.8 mi
- Rico 2: 22.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.4 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Galloway Spring: 22.3 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 12.0 mi
- Bike path access: 15.1 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Dallas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | ENE 58° | 4,315.4 m | 2.0 mi |
| Potosi Peak | E 88° | 4,195 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | ENE 69° | 4,175 m | 3.0 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | ENE 75° | 4,172 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | E 93° | 4,162 m | 1.7 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SSE 165° | 4,151 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Emma | ESE 116° | 4,138 m | 2.0 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | SSE 167° | 4,127 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187091 — Dallas Peak, San Miguel County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358922854
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- Southwestern Colorado · 19 mi
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