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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.

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Wikidata Q14684500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4239 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: 33
  • 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
Historic sites: 26
Gardens: 26
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: 5
  • Continental Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 15.6 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 LincolnSSE 165°4,356.5 m3.7 mi
Quandary PeakESE 109°4,349.9 m1.3 mi
Mount CameronS 172°4,335 m4.0 mi
Mount BrossSSE 166°4,321.6 m4.8 mi
Mount DemocratS 188°4,314.5 m4.4 mi
Pacific PeakNNE 12°4,227 m1.4 mi
Traver PeakSSW 199°4,223 m3.2 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 20°4,213 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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