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Eldorado Mountain

Eldorado Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Eldorado Mountain rises to 2,941 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2941 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.95749, -105.56361

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.4 mi
  • Caribou Street: 2.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Jane Dragon: 2.7 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 12.2 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 13.0 mi
  • Peche: 13.0 mi
  • Tempus: 13.0 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 2.8 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 3.1 mi
  • Private Pond: 4.3 mi
  • Mountain Life Park: 11.2 mi
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Overhung Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Clocktower: 5.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 5.4 mi
  • The Visor: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Magic Schoolbus: 2.6 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 9.1 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 9.8 mi
  • John Frazer Cabin: 10.4 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 10.6 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Fortune Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Boulder Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 16.5 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Rose Crown: 11.0 mi
  • Fox Den: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Eldorado Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 316°4,100 m6.6 mi
Apache PeakNNW 326°4,097 m8.4 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 327°4,087 m8.0 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW 313°4,067 m6.3 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW 333°4,010 m7.0 mi
Arikaree PeakNNW 327°4,008 m7.3 mi
Old BaldyNW 317°3,974 m5.7 mi
Shoshoni PeakNNW 332°3,949 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358916457

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