Gilpin Peak
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Gilpin Peak rises to 4,162 m in Colorado. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Emma, a peak 0.8 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot (4,176 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast (bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County. Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado.
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Wikidata Q16897690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4162 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 26.0 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 7 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Gold Point · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Emma: 0.8 mi
- Mount Sneffels: 1.2 mi
- Stony Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Greenback Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cirque Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Shithouse Wall (Closed): 6.7 mi
- Five Fingers: 6.7 mi
- Gazebo Wall (Closed): 6.7 mi
- Stump Wall: 6.8 mi
- Scottish Gullies: 6.8 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 3.4 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 3.8 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 4.2 mi
- The Steps: 4.8 mi
- Fort Peabody: 5.1 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 1.6 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Tomboy: 3.9 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 7.5 mi
- Animas Forks: 12.7 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Ore Station Park: 3.7 mi
- Town Park: 3.7 mi
- Fellin Park: 7.2 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 7.2 mi
- Sneffels: 2.5 mi
- Tomboy: 4.0 mi
- Ironton: 7.2 mi
- Guston: 7.4 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 7.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 7.1 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 7.1 mi
- historic mine cart: 7.1 mi
- historic mine cart: 7.1 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 7.1 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rico 1: 23.6 mi
- Rico 2: 23.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 21.8 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 23.1 mi
- Galloway Spring: 23.4 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Bike path access: 14.8 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Gilpin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | N 2° | 4,315.4 m | 1.2 mi |
| Potosi Peak | E 85° | 4,195 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | NE 44° | 4,175 m | 1.7 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | ENE 60° | 4,172 m | 2.0 mi |
| Dallas Peak | W 273° | 4,168 m | 1.7 mi |
| Lookout Peak | S 175° | 4,151 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Emma | S 169° | 4,138 m | 0.8 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | S 181° | 4,127 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187092 — Gilpin Peak, Ouray County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358922856
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