Lookout Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,560 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 15.6 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
- 26.1 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Royal Gorge Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 14.8 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 16.0 mi
- Skyline Drive: 18.0 mi
- Captain Zipline: 20.5 mi
- 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
- Double Dipper: 15.5 mi
- Allosaurus: 16.0 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 16.1 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 16.1 mi
- John C. Fremont: 22.5 mi
- Thompson Point: 18.7 mi
- Stony Point: 19.4 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 20.7 mi
- Copperstain Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Hayden Spring: 18.2 mi
- Oak Springs: 18.7 mi
- USFS CORNER: 15.3 mi
- Venable Falls: 19.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Peak | SW 231° | 4,144 m | 14.2 mi |
| Electric Peak | SW 216° | 4,137 m | 14.3 mi |
| De Anza Peak | SSW 210° | 4,074 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lakes Peak | SW 222° | 4,058 m | 14.0 mi |
| Thirsty Peak | SW 226° | 4,022 m | 13.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SW 228° | 3,995 m | 12.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SW 235° | 3,900 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wulsten Baldy | SW 236° | 3,870 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westcliffe, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358927535
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