Dyer Mountain
Dyer Mountain rises to 4,214 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is West Dyer Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Dyer Mountain is a mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,862-foot (4,225 m) thirteener is located 5.9 miles (9.5 km) east (bearing 95°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Lake County from Park County. The mountain was named in honor of frontier preacher John Lewis Dyer. It is often hiked in tandem with Mount Sherman.
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Wikidata Q14684453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,214 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 12.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 8 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Dyer Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gemini Peak: 0.9 mi
- East Ball Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Evans: 1.2 mi
- Mount Sherman: 1.2 mi
- Hopemore Mine Tour: 2.8 mi
- Abandoned Bus: 3.0 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 4.6 mi
- Matchless Mine: 4.8 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 5.6 mi
- Ciügaboc: 17.8 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 17.8 mi
- The Nest: 17.9 mi
- Deer: 18.0 mi
- Ullr: 18.0 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 5.8 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 6.0 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 7.2 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 13.1 mi
- White Cloud Public Access: 17.1 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 5.8 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Temple Israel: 5.9 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 6.0 mi
- Oro City: 3.7 mi
- Adelaide: 4.0 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 6.3 mi
- Climax: 8.7 mi
- Dyersville: 16.4 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 2.7 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 6.5 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 6.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 6.7 mi
- Dog Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 13.3 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Continental Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 17.4 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 18.2 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 20.0 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Dyer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | NNE 26° | 4,357 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Cameron | NNE 25° | 4,335 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Bross | NNE 31° | 4,322 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Democrat | NNE 19° | 4,315 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Sherman | SE 145° | 4,280 m | 1.2 mi |
| Gemini Peak | ESE 114° | 4,243 m | 0.9 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | S 182° | 4,235 m | 3.7 mi |
| Traver Peak | NNE 13° | 4,223 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadville Lake CO AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11032352399
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 18 mi
- Vail · 29 mi
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