Hesperus Mountain
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Hesperus Mountain rises to 4,033 m in Colorado. Mount Moss stands 4,022 m to the southeast, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lavender Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Hesperus Mountain (Navajo: Dibé Ntsaa meaning "Big Mountain Sheep") is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,237-foot (4,035 m) thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.2 miles (21.2 km) northeast by east (bearing 59°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Hesperus Mountain is the highest point in Montezuma County.
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Wikidata Q5746077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,033 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twilight Peak · 25 mi
- Molas Pass · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lavender Peak: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Peak: 0.7 mi
- Mount Moss: 0.7 mi
- Spiller Peak: 1.2 mi
- Babcock Peak: 1.3 mi
- T-Down Park: 5.3 mi
- Perins Peak State Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- Mancos Wayside Park: 12.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 13.1 mi
- Northside Park: 13.1 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 6.6 mi
- Devil Point: 7.2 mi
- Rands Point: 9.7 mi
- Barnroof Point: 11.3 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 13.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 12.9 mi
- Animas Museum: 15.5 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 16.2 mi
- Rail Museum: 16.7 mi
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum: 22.7 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 16.3 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Bodo SWA: 16.9 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 23.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 17.2 mi
- Indian Ruins: 21.2 mi
- Sandal House: 24.6 mi
- Caviness Spring: 6.7 mi
- Valley View Spring: 7.1 mi
- Spruce Spring: 10.2 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 18.9 mi
- The Knife Edge: 21.6 mi
- Mayday: 6.6 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 19.0 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Hesperus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moss | SE 125° | 4,022 m | 0.7 mi |
| Lavender Peak | ESE 119° | 4,020 m | 0.5 mi |
| Spiller Peak | S 175° | 4,000 m | 1.2 mi |
| Centennial Peak | ENE 78° | 3,981 m | 0.7 mi |
| Babcock Peak | SSE 149° | 3,968 m | 1.3 mi |
| Diorite Peak | E 99° | 3,889 m | 2.1 mi |
| Burwell Peak | S 182° | 3,857 m | 1.7 mi |
| Blackhawk Mountain | NNE 18° | 3,855 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mancos 1SW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178988 — Hesperus Mountain, Montezuma County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913704
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 24 mi
- Southwestern Colorado · 29 mi
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