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Fletcher Mountain

Fletcher Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fletcher Mountain rises to 4,239 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the south-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlantic Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

Fletcher Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Tenmile Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,958-foot (4,254 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 8.1 miles (13.0 km) southwest by south (bearing 215°) of the Town of Breckenridge in Summit County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14684500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,239 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.40314, -106.12892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • White Cloud Public Access: 6.0 mi
  • Mineshaft Maze: 6.3 mi
  • T11: 6.3 mi
  • Saw Mill Falts: 6.5 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 31
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 2.7 mi
  • V-Notch: 3.5 mi
  • Flopper: 3.9 mi
  • Magnolia Mill: 4.0 mi
  • Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 26
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 24
  • Lomax Placer Mine: 6.9 mi
  • Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Breckenridge History Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Mountain Top Exploratorium: 6.9 mi
  • Barney Ford House Museum: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 22.8 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Continental Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Booth Falls: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Fletcher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnSSE4,357 m3.7 mi
Quandary PeakESE4,350 m1.3 mi
Mount CameronS4,335 m4.0 mi
Mount BrossSSE4,322 m4.8 mi
Mount DemocratS4,315 m4.4 mi
Pacific PeakNNE4,227 m1.4 mi
Traver PeakSSW4,223 m3.2 mi
Crystal PeakNNE4,213 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358914419

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