Huerfano Butte
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Huerfano Butte rises to 1,877 m in Colorado. Greenhorn Mountain stands 3,763 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Delcarbon, a ghost town 4.0 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 9.4 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Huerfano Butte (; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈweɾfano]) is a volcanic plug or hypabyssal plug located 8.8 miles (14.1 km) north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. Named Huérfano (English: orphan) by early Spanish explorers, it rises above the south side of the Huerfano River with its peak about 200 feet (61 m) above the floodplain. A historical marker was placed on the east side of Interstate 25 to commemorate its position near the Trapper's Trail to Taos, New Mexico. It was passed by John Williams Gunnison and John C. Frémont during their surveys for the railroads. Places named after the butte include Huerfano County and the Huerfano River.
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Wikidata Q5929282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1877 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 12.2 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
64 named places within 25 miles
- Bradford Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Hayden Butte: 8.0 mi
- Walsen Crag: 8.8 mi
- Badito Cone: 10.6 mi
- Black Hills: 11.0 mi
- City Park: 9.5 mi
- Greenhorn Meadows Park: 12.7 mi
- Rye Mountain Park: 13.5 mi
- Taylor Park: 13.5 mi
- Rye Park: 13.6 mi
- Pinon Hill: 18.4 mi
- Windy Point: 22.7 mi
- Profile Rock: 23.5 mi
- Big Wall: 24.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 9.2 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 9.3 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 9.3 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 9.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.7 mi
- Stinking Spring: 18.0 mi
- Apache Falls: 11.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huerfano Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhorn Mountain | NW 311° | 3,763 m | 13.5 mi |
| North Peak | NW 312° | 3,724 m | 15.2 mi |
| Saint Charles Peak | NW 320° | 3,593 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Mestas | SW 236° | 3,524 m | 21.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WSW 251° | 3,479 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,395 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,237 m | 20.6 mi |
| Silver Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,208 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 194058 — Huerfano Butte, Huerfano County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358929595
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