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Devils Head

Devils Head, a peak in Colorado
Devils Head, a peak in ColoradoU.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region · Public domain
Devils Head, a peak in Colorado
Jeff Albright · CC BY-SA 3.0
Devils Head, a peak in Colorado
Jeff Albright · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Devils Head rises to 2,936 m in Colorado. Buffalo Peak stands 3,526 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Topaz Point Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

Devils Head is a mountain summit in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The 9,749-foot (2,971 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) southwest by south (bearing 210°) of the community of Sedalia in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5267408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2936 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.26028, -105.10121

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Campbell Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Dakan Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Turtle Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Noddle: 5.4 mi
  • Noddle Heads: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Nelson Ranch Open Space: 10.5 mi
  • Manitou Park Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Larkspur Park: 11.9 mi
  • Red Mesa Open Space: 12.9 mi
  • Young Open Space: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 25
  • Demonstration Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 19.9 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 0.9 mi
  • Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 1.5 mi
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Mini Moab: 8.1 mi
  • Little Scraggy Trailhead: 10.1 mi
  • Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 10.8 mi
  • Elephant Experience: 10.8 mi
  • Colorado Renaissance Festival: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Gorillas: 20.5 mi
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 20.6 mi
  • Gorillas: 20.6 mi
  • Honor Wall: 20.7 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 20.8 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Chutes: 9.1 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 23.0 mi
  • Elk Falls: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Devils Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo PeakW 274°3,526 m14.3 mi
Green MountainWNW 286°3,174 m11.1 mi
Thunder ButteSW 220°2,991 m8.0 mi
The CastleWNW 283°2,954 m15.5 mi
Signal ButteSSW 205°2,869 m15.4 mi
Mount DeceptionSSE 169°2,849 m11.4 mi
Little Scraggy PeakWNW 292°2,798 m10.0 mi
Soldier MountainS 169°2,798 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3519:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1715:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138435363686659483830
Precip in0.50.51.21.51.81.72.62.61.21.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 183572 — Devils Head, Douglas County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358919988

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