Half Peak
Half Peak rises to 4,209 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuba Point, a peak 3.4 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Half Peak is the highest summit of the east central San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of North America.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q14951223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4209 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 11.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 10 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cuba Point: 3.4 mi
- American Peak: 3.5 mi
- Carson Peak: 3.5 mi
- Handies Peak: 4.0 mi
- Jones Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Boy Tram House: 6.1 mi
- Old Hundred Tram Station: 6.5 mi
- Old Hundred Boarding House: 6.5 mi
- Old Hundred Mine: 7.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.3 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 13.0 mi
- Beer Garden: 13.3 mi
- Dynamite Shack: 13.3 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 13.7 mi
- Deep South: 14.9 mi
- Treasure Falls: 12.1 mi
- Argenta Falls: 12.8 mi
- Crooke Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
- Sherman: 3.5 mi
- Argentum: 5.5 mi
- Tellurium: 5.7 mi
- Whitecross: 5.7 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.4 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Ironton Park: 12.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Memorial Park Terrace: 13.9 mi
- Town Park: 14.0 mi
- Eureka: 5.5 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.2 mi
- Capitol City: 9.9 mi
- Henson: 11.9 mi
- Ironton: 12.6 mi
- Marian Shrine: 11.6 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 14.0 mi
- historic mine cart: 15.6 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 15.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 15.8 mi
- Lake City Museum: 13.9 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Cebolla Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Half Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | NNW 328° | 4,284.8 m | 4.0 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | NNE 24° | 4,280 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | NNE 29° | 4,269 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mark Mountain | NNE 33° | 4,217.8 m | 6.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NW 304° | 4,215 m | 4.0 mi |
| Niagara Peak | WNW 295° | 4,202 m | 4.1 mi |
| American Peak | NW 314° | 4,184 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pole Creek Mountain | SSE 158° | 4,174 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358931994
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- Southwestern Colorado · 16 mi
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