French Mountain
French Mountain rises to 4,234 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the east-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Casco Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
French Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,966-foot (4,257 m) thirteener is located on the Elbert Massif in San Isabel National Forest, 13.0 miles (20.9 km) southwest by west (bearing 231°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,234 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 11.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 9 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casco Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Champion: 2.1 mi
- Mount Elbert: 2.1 mi
- Bull Hill: 2.3 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 6.9 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 13.2 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 13.2 mi
- Snyder Park: 17.9 mi
- Molly Gibson Park: 18.0 mi
- Interlaken: 8.1 mi
- Columbine Mine: 9.8 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 13.5 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 14.0 mi
- Matchless Mine: 14.3 mi
- Temple Israel: 13.0 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 13.2 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 13.2 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 13.3 mi
- Independence: 6.8 mi
- Winfield: 10.1 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.6 mi
- Oro City: 14.4 mi
- Adelaide: 14.5 mi
- Dog Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 12.1 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 12.2 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 13.8 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 18.7 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 19.4 mi
- Moore Open Space: 20.0 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 23.6 mi
- North Mesa: 24.7 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 11.6 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 20.3 mi
- East Face: 20.3 mi
- Emerald Lake: 4.5 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 19.1 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- White Water Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of French Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | ESE 111° | 4,401 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Massive | N 5° | 4,398 m | 4.1 mi |
| La Plata Peak | S 176° | 4,372 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Belford | SSE 151° | 4,329 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Oxford | SE 146° | 4,316 m | 13.7 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | SSE 156° | 4,290 m | 13.7 mi |
| Huron Peak | S 169° | 4,270 m | 12.9 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SW 226° | 4,258 m | 8.6 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 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 180128 — French Mountain, Lake County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358914920
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 18 mi
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