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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 2,560 m in Colorado. Cottonwood Peak stands 4,144 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Fremont County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2560 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.35000, -105.55444
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Deer Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • McClure Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Gem Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Elkhorn Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.3 mi
Parks: 20
  • Dollar Park: 11.1 mi
  • Indian Park: 11.4 mi
  • Rattler Park: 11.4 mi
  • Grape Creek Picnic Ground: 13.2 mi
  • Temple Canyon Park: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
  • Beckwith Ranch: 11.1 mi
  • All Aboard Westcliffe: 15.6 mi
  • SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 15.9 mi
  • Colorado Prison Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Florence Pioneer Museum: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hayden Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Oak Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Oak Springs: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • USFS CORNER: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Venable Falls: 19.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood PeakSW 231°4,144 m14.2 mi
Electric PeakSW 216°4,137 m14.3 mi
Lakes PeakSW 222°4,058 m14.0 mi
Thirsty PeakSW 226°4,022 m13.9 mi
Eagle PeakSW 228°3,995 m12.3 mi
Baldy PeakSW 235°3,900 m12.2 mi
Wulsten BaldySW 236°3,870 m12.1 mi
Nipple MountainWSW 246°3,705 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735415059636155443324
Precip in0.50.61.11.61.40.82.72.00.90.90.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westcliffe, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358927535

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