Dawson Butte
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. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,278 m
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 29 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 29 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- End of Line: 15.7 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 16.4 mi
- Gorillas: 17.5 mi
- Eagle: 18.1 mi
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 20.1 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 9.6 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 17.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.8 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 19.1 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 19.2 mi
- 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
- Hidden Mesa Open Space: 11.2 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 13.6 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 15.1 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 5.3 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 6.5 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 19.2 mi
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 19.8 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Dakan: 8.1 mi
- Gwillimsville: 16.4 mi
- Husted: 20.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 12.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 22.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 24.2 mi
- The Chutes: 13.6 mi
- Lee Gulch: 19.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.5 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dawson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | WSW 238° | 2,991 m | 16.5 mi |
| Devils Head | WSW 253° | 2,936 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Deception | SSW 205° | 2,849 m | 15.4 mi |
| Soldier Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,798 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Scraggy Peak | W 273° | 2,798 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dakan Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,797 m | 8.1 mi |
| Storm Peak | SSW 205° | 2,783 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SSW 197° | 2,763 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Rock, 7 mi away.
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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