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Dotsero Crater

Dotsero Crater, a peak in Colorado
Dotsero Crater, a peak in ColoradoPaul H. · CC BY 4.0

Dotsero Crater rises to 2,086 m in Colorado. Sheep Mountain stands 3,733 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blowout Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

Dotsero Crater is an elongate, 2,300 ft (700 m) long by 1,300 ft (400 m) wide, maar incised into sedimentary strata of the side of a mountain, called Blowout Hill, and local, irregular, mountainous topography. At an elevation of 7,316 ft (2,230 m), its north rim lies about 330 ft (100 m) higher than its south rim. Dotsero Crater is about 1,300 ft (400 m) deep. It is part of a maar and scoria cone complex in which the associated scoria cones are constructed along a NNE-SSW line on either side of the maar and is perched near the upper edge of steep sided canyons about 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor of the Eagle River. The axis of the maar and scoria cone complex aligns with the axis of a local syncline. Associated with the maar and scoria cones is a lahar and 2 mi (3.2 km)-long lava flow. Dotsero Crater lies northeast of Dotsero, Colorado near the junction of the Colorado River and the Eagle River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5299483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2086 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.66098, -107.03522
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blowout Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Willow Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Big Red Hill: 8.0 mi
Parks: 27
  • Hanging Lake Park: 9.0 mi
  • Dotsero Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
  • Eby Creek Mesa HOA park: 10.6 mi
  • Brush Creek Park: 10.9 mi
  • Eagle Town Park: 11.0 mi
Hot springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Broken Rib Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Deep Lake Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Cocktail Spring: 17.1 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Eagle Community Gardens: 11.0 mi
  • The Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Deep Lake Day Use: 16.1 mi
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Dotsero Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep MountainNNW 344°3,733 m18.8 mi
Derby PeakNNW 348°3,716 m22.1 mi
Dome PeakN 358°3,713 m22.7 mi
Red Table MountainSE 140°3,665 m21.9 mi
Trappers PeakNNW 329°3,650 m22.5 mi
Mount ThomasSE 137°3,644 m22.8 mi
W MountainNNW 340°3,624 m15.7 mi
Craig PeakESE 118°3,619 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4120:0020:40
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2616:0516:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253241485867747265523826
Precip in1.71.61.32.32.11.01.01.52.22.11.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshone, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358908693

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