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Dyer Mountain

Dyer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
4214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.23985, -106.18329

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Attractions: 28
Artworks: 20
Parks: 19
  • 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
Museums: 17
Ghost towns: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Waterfalls: 1
  • Continental Falls: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Dyer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnNNE 26°4,356.5 m8.6 mi
Mount CameronNNE 25°4,335 m8.1 mi
Mount BrossNNE 31°4,321.6 m7.7 mi
Mount DemocratNNE 19°4,314.5 m7.3 mi
Mount ShermanSE 145°4,280 m1.2 mi
Gemini PeakESE 114°4,243 m0.9 mi
Horseshoe MountainS 182°4,235 m3.7 mi
Traver PeakNNE 13°4,223 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0316:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171825314150555347372517
Precip in1.00.91.01.41.10.81.71.91.10.90.90.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11032352399

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