Emerald Peak
Emerald Peak rises to 4,232 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Iowa Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Emerald Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,911-foot (4,240 m) thirteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 14.7 miles (23.7 km) west-northwest (bearing 298°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,232 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 10.8 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 18 mi
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iowa Peak: 0.7 mi
- Missouri Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mount Belford: 2.5 mi
- The Three Apostles: 2.9 mi
- Ice Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Columbine Mine: 6.7 mi
- Interlaken: 10.4 mi
- Rock Pile: 18.7 mi
- The Squeeze: 18.7 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 19.0 mi
- McPhelemy Park: 14.6 mi
- Columbine Park: 14.8 mi
- River Park: 15.0 mi
- Millie Crymble Park: 15.3 mi
- Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 18.6 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 15.7 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 15.7 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 15.7 mi
- Temple Israel: 22.4 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 22.6 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 9.6 mi
- Hancock: 20.0 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 21.9 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 21.9 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 22.0 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- The Palisades: 20.7 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 21.6 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Emerald Lake: 15.5 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
- White Water Spring: 19.2 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Emerald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | NNW 345° | 4,401 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Harvard | E 95° | 4,396 m | 3.3 mi |
| La Plata Peak | NW 325° | 4,372 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Princeton | SSE 149° | 4,329 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Belford | NNE 26° | 4,329 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Yale | SSE 148° | 4,328 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Oxford | NE 42° | 4,316 m | 3.4 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | N 6° | 4,290 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924809
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 30 mi
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