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Garell Peak

Garell Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Garell Peak rises to 2,495 m in Colorado. Cottonwood Peak stands 4,144 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2,495 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.43389, -105.66584

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bear Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Table Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Arkansas Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Falls Gulch Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks: 27
  • Indian Park: 10.9 mi
  • Dollar Park: 11.3 mi
  • Rattler Park: 11.5 mi
  • Grape Creek Picnic Ground: 18.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Captain Zipline: 12.8 mi
  • Royal Gorge Bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Riverboat Works: 18.5 mi
  • Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 18.7 mi
  • Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 18.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Beckwith Ranch: 18.4 mi
  • The Salida Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Colorado Prison Museum: 22.7 mi
  • All Aboard Westcliffe: 23.2 mi
  • SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Hayden Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Oak Springs: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Garell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood PeakSSW4,144 m15.6 mi
Eagle PeakSSW3,995 m14.5 mi
Bushnell PeakWSW3,993 m13.7 mi
Hunts PeakWSW3,977 m15.5 mi
Baldy PeakSSW3,900 m13.3 mi
Mount OttoWSW3,888 m13.9 mi
Wulsten BaldySSW3,870 m13.2 mi
Twin SistersWSW3,867 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4019:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038445263676558473628
Precip in0.30.30.71.01.00.51.41.50.70.90.20.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salida, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 191750 — Garell Peak, Fremont County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358927512

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