East Beckwith Mountain
East Beckwith Mountain rises to 3,772 m in Colorado. Treasury Mountain stands 4,080 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is West Beckwith Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
East Beckwith Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,441-foot (3,792 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) west by south (bearing 264°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,772 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- West Beckwith Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Peak: 5.8 mi
- Marcellina Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Ruby Peak: 6.2 mi
- Mount Owen: 6.8 mi
- Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Big Mine Park: 12.8 mi
- Henderson Park: 12.8 mi
- Totem Pole Park: 12.9 mi
- Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Erickson Springs: 7.8 mi
- German Creek Springs: 16.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Reynolds Creek Springs: 17.9 mi
- Upper Reynolds Creek Springs: 18.0 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
- Marble Museum: 15.7 mi
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Paonia Museum: 20.2 mi
- Redstone Museum: 23.3 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Crystal Mill: 16.0 mi
- Benjamin C. Heilman Grave: 20.2 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 23.2 mi
- The Raggeds: 12.8 mi
- Iron Point: 19.6 mi
- Windy Point: 22.7 mi
- Lombard Slides: 24.4 mi
- Judd Falls: 15.3 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 16.1 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
- Emerald Lake: 14.9 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 13.2 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Crystal: 16.1 mi
- Needle Rock: 19.5 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of East Beckwith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury Mountain | NNE 30° | 4,080 m | 13.4 mi |
| West Elk Peak | S 172° | 3,975 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Owen | NE 51° | 3,969 m | 6.8 mi |
| Purple Mountain | NNE 33° | 3,946 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Baldy Mountain | S 169° | 3,917 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 43° | 3,898 m | 13.9 mi |
| Purple Peak | NE 50° | 3,887 m | 7.2 mi |
| Middle Baldy | S 172° | 3,872 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358922549
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