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Ganley Mountain

Ganley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ganley Mountain rises to 3,928 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelso Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,928 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.66888, -105.77640

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dinger Park: 3.1 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 4.9 mi
  • City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Gateway Park: 5.2 mi
  • Triangle Park: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 37
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 21
  • George Rowe Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 4.9 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 9.1 mi
  • The Mailbox: 12.5 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • The 'Alley Shop': 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Juniper Pass: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Willow Creek falls: 19.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Continental Falls: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 16.1 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Ganley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakSW4,352 m3.3 mi
Torreys PeakSW4,351 m3.0 mi
Mount BierstadtSE4,287 m8.3 mi
Mount SpaldingSE4,222 m8.0 mi
Mount EdwardsSSW4,218 m2.4 mi
Square Top MountainS4,201 m5.3 mi
Argentine PeakS4,186 m3.9 mi
Bard PeakNNW4,159 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222227334252575649392922
Precip in1.01.22.02.82.11.52.82.61.61.41.31.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181837 — Ganley Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358918181

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