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Green Mountain

Green Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Green Mountain, a peak in ColoradoThomson200 · CC0
Green Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Thomson200 · CC0

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Green Mountain rises to 3,174 m in Colorado. Bison Mountain stands 3,777 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Scraggy Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 23 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Green Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the Kenosha Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 10,427-foot (3,178 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) northwest (bearing 311°) of the community of Deckers, Colorado, United States, in Jefferson County.

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Wikidata Q14684539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,174 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30527, -105.30027

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Ranch Park: 13.8 mi
  • James Q Newton Park: 14.3 mi
  • Nelson Ranch Open Space: 15.2 mi
  • Legualt Mountain Community Park (Private): 15.7 mi
  • Red Mesa Open Space: 16.2 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Little Scraggy Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Buffalo Peak: 4.2 mi
  • The Castle: 4.4 mi
  • Skull Rock: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
  • Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 20.0 mi
  • Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 20.0 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Wall: 15.2 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 18.9 mi
  • Gothic Overlook: 19.5 mi
  • Wildcat Point: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Sculpture Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Gorillas: 23.0 mi
  • Oliver: 24.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Chutes: 8.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 20.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bison MountainWSW3,777 m11.6 mi
McCurdy MountainWSW3,702 m10.8 mi
Windy PeakW3,636 m7.5 mi
Topaz MountainW3,584 m15.1 mi
Buffalo PeakWSW3,526 m4.2 mi
South Tarryall PeakSW3,417 m12.8 mi
Pilot PeakSSW3,229 m14.0 mi
Crooked Top MountainNW3,179 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138435363686659483830
Precip in0.50.51.21.51.81.72.62.61.21.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358919959

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