Gladstone Peak
Gladstone Peak rises to 4,230 m in Colorado. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the southwest, 0.6 miles off. San Juan Skyway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Gladstone Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,919-foot (4,243 m) thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 11.2 miles (18.0 km) southwest by west (bearing 234°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County. The mountain was named in honor of British Prime Minister William Gladstone.
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Wikidata Q110616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4230 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 6 mi
- Twilight Peak · 15 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Molas Pass · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wilson: 0.6 mi
- Wilson Peak: 1.1 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.2 mi
- El Diente Peak: 1.3 mi
- Fowler Peak: 1.8 mi
- Haskill Hill: 16.6 mi
- The Rincon: 19.2 mi
- Pease Point: 19.4 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 20.4 mi
- Five Fingers: 20.5 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 11.2 mi
- Lewis Mill: 11.6 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 12.6 mi
- The Steps: 13.2 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 13.3 mi
- Ames Falls: 5.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 13.2 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Ore Station Park: 11.2 mi
- Town Park: 11.4 mi
- Molas Park: 17.7 mi
- Tomboy: 14.0 mi
- Sneffels: 15.6 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 15.8 mi
- Guston: 16.7 mi
- Ironton: 17.6 mi
- Tomboy: 13.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 17.2 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 17.5 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Marian Shrine: 17.4 mi
- historic mine cart: 21.0 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 21.0 mi
- historic mine cart: 21.0 mi
- historic mine cart: 21.0 mi
- Rico 1: 10.2 mi
- Rico 2: 10.3 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 24.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 22.8 mi
- Spruce Spring: 23.7 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Gladstone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | SW 230° | 4,344 m | 0.6 mi |
| El Diente Peak | WSW 253° | 4,310 m | 1.3 mi |
| Wilson Peak | N 355° | 4,274 m | 1.1 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ESE 111° | 4,212 m | 9.0 mi |
| Golden Horn | ESE 108° | 4,188 m | 9.1 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | SE 125° | 4,186 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 133° | 4,186 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | E 98° | 4,180 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923079
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- Southwestern Colorado · 17 mi
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