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Henry Mountain

Henry Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Henry Mountain, a peak in ColoradoKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Henry Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Henry Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Henry Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Henry Mountain, a peak in Colorado
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Henry Mountain rises to 4,042 m in Colorado. Emma Burr Mountain stands 4,125 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Square Top Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

About

The story

Henry Mountain is a high and prominent mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,261-foot (4,042 m) thirteener is located in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 7.8 miles (12.5 km) northwest (bearing 313°) of the Town of Pitkin in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14684563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,042 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.68555, -106.62114
Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Square Top Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Fossil Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Broncho Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Cross Mountain: 3.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • Gunnison City Mountain Park: 10.7 mi
  • Roaring Judy State Wildlife Area: 12.7 mi
  • Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery: 12.7 mi
  • Meadows Park: 18.6 mi
  • American Legion Memorial Park: 18.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • White Water Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Biebel Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Prospector Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 18.2 mi
  • East Parlin Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Alpine Station Historic Town: 11.9 mi
  • Limekiln: 18.5 mi
  • Oliver's Cabin: 19.6 mi
  • Monarch Scenic Tram: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Riverway: 23.3 mi
  • Neversink: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Knight and Dragon: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Browns Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hartman Rocks: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emma Burr MountainENE4,125 m11.5 mi
Mount MammaE4,124 m16.3 mi
Monumental PeakESE4,067 m15.6 mi
Fairview PeakE4,029 m4.6 mi
Turner PeakNE4,015 m16.0 mi
Jones MountainENE3,994 m13.7 mi
Fitzpatrick PeakE3,979 m9.2 mi
Van Wirt MountainESE3,957 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4319:5520:35
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101422334352575649392612
Precip in1.71.51.31.61.50.92.02.21.61.41.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor Park, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358924642

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