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Graham Peak

Graham Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Graham Peak rises to 3,823 m in Colorado. Rio Grande Pyramid stands 4,204 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters Peaks, a peak 1.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Graham Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains, a range of the Rocky Mountains System in southwestern Colorado The 12,536-foot (3,821 m) peak is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 37.0 miles (59.6 km) south (bearing 185°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado.

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Wikidata Q14684531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3823 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.49722, -107.37616

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Three Sisters Peaks: 1.5 mi
  • Granite Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Flag Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks: 9
  • Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
  • Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
  • Old Timers Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
  • Horse Thief Park: 19.2 mi
  • Devil Creek State Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
  • Piedra River Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Pinkerton Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Piedra Falls: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Silver Lake Mine Complex: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Graham Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rio Grande PyramidN 356°4,204 m12.6 mi
Mount OsoNW 320°4,158 m10.0 mi
Grizzly PeakNW 304°4,158 m13.6 mi
Greylock MountainNW 308°4,134 m13.5 mi
McCauley PeakWNW 302°4,116 m13.1 mi
Echo MountainWNW 301°4,051 m12.5 mi
Irving PeakNW 313°4,024 m9.9 mi
Mount ValoisWNW 295°4,017 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635425059656356463425
Precip in2.52.11.71.41.70.92.63.23.42.31.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vallecito DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202973 — Graham Peak, Hinsdale County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943629

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