El Diente Peak
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El Diente Peak rises to 4,310 m in Colorado. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the east, 0.8 miles off. San Juan Skyway passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
El Diente Peak is a high summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,165-foot (4,317 m) peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. "El Diente" is Spanish for "The Tooth", a reference to the shape of the peak.
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Wikidata Q5351150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,310 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 7 mi
- Twilight Peak · 16 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Molas Pass · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wilson: 0.8 mi
- Fowler Peak: 1.3 mi
- Gladstone Peak: 1.3 mi
- Boskoff Peak: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Peak: 1.9 mi
- Haskill Hill: 16.8 mi
- The Rincon: 17.9 mi
- Pease Point: 18.2 mi
- Devil Point: 20.4 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 12.4 mi
- Lewis Mill: 12.9 mi
- The Steps: 14.6 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 14.6 mi
- Fort Peabody: 16.2 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- Ore Station Park: 12.4 mi
- Town Park: 12.7 mi
- Lone Cone State Wildlife Area: 17.4 mi
- Ames Falls: 6.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.0 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 14.5 mi
- Tomboy: 15.3 mi
- Sneffels: 16.8 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 17.1 mi
- Guston: 18.0 mi
- Ironton: 18.9 mi
- Tomboy: 15.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 18.4 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 18.8 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Marian Shrine: 18.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 22.2 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 22.2 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 22.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 22.7 mi
- Spruce Spring: 22.7 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of El Diente Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | E 91° | 4,344 m | 0.8 mi |
| Wilson Peak | NE 39° | 4,274 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gladstone Peak | ENE 73° | 4,230 m | 1.3 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ESE 106° | 4,212 m | 10.1 mi |
| Golden Horn | ESE 104° | 4,188 m | 10.2 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | ESE 118° | 4,186 m | 8.8 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 126° | 4,186 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | E 95° | 4,180 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358910729
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- Southwestern Colorado · 18 mi
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