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Dawson Butte

Dawson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Dawson Butte rises to 2,278 m in Colorado. Thunder Butte stands 2,991 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunt Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2278 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30027, -104.93748

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hunt Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Gott Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Raspberry Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Monkey Face: 5.9 mi
  • Larkspur Butte: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • Quarry Mesa Open Space: 5.4 mi
  • Larkspur Park: 5.6 mi
  • Plum Creek North Park: 5.6 mi
  • Rhyolite Regional Park: 5.8 mi
  • Bison Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • The Homestead: 10.0 mi
  • Cherokee Castle: 10.9 mi
  • Lenny's Rest: 13.0 mi
  • #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 33
Nature reserves: 30
Picnic sites: 27
  • Corporate Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 9.2 mi
  • Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 10.1 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 27
Attractions: 23
  • Elephant Experience: 5.3 mi
  • Colorado Renaissance Festival: 5.3 mi
  • Maze: 5.4 mi
  • Camel and Llama Rides: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.9 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • The Chutes: 13.6 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Dawson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder ButteWSW 238°2,991 m16.5 mi
Devils HeadWSW 253°2,936 m9.2 mi
Mount DeceptionSSW 205°2,849 m15.4 mi
Soldier MountainSSW 200°2,798 m17.7 mi
Little Scraggy PeakW 273°2,798 m18.1 mi
Dakan MountainWSW 238°2,797 m8.1 mi
Storm PeakSSW 205°2,783 m8.0 mi
Chimney PeakSSW 197°2,763 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340465565716962504032
Precip in0.50.71.52.12.02.22.32.51.40.90.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Rock, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 185106 — Dawson Butte, Douglas County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358921546

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