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East Beckwith Mountain

East Beckwith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
3772 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84632, -107.22316

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 21
  • 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
Springs: 18
  • 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
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Judd Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 16.1 mi
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Knight and Dragon: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Treasury MountainNNE 30°4,080 m13.4 mi
West Elk PeakS 172°3,975 m9.0 mi
Mount OwenNE 51°3,969 m6.8 mi
Purple MountainNNE 33°3,946 m11.9 mi
North Baldy MountainS 169°3,917 m10.3 mi
Mount BaldyNE 43°3,898 m13.9 mi
Purple PeakNE 50°3,887 m7.2 mi
Middle BaldyS 172°3,872 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101422334352585649382411
Precip in2.72.52.12.01.50.92.02.01.91.72.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358922549

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