Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 2,581 m in Colorado. Bennett Peak stands 4,026 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Grande County Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,581 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Head: 2.9 mi
- Pup Peak: 4.2 mi
- Dog Mountain: 4.6 mi
- East Butte: 4.8 mi
- Peñascito: 5.8 mi
- Voss Park: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.9 mi
- North Park: 1.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 1.1 mi
- Chapman Park: 12.5 mi
- Elephant Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Marilyn Tank: 15.8 mi
- Howitzer: 15.8 mi
- End of Trail Turn Around: 11.0 mi
- Overlook Cliff Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Rio Grande Palisades: 19.4 mi
- Rio Grande County Museum: 0.6 mi
- Homelake Veterans' History Museum: 15.8 mi
- La Garita Arch: 9.8 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Shaw Creek: 10.2 mi
- San Juan Batista Monument: 13.3 mi
- Columbine Pinic Ground: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Peak | SSW 197° | 4,026 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | NW 317° | 3,954 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pintada Mountain | S 191° | 3,911 m | 12.3 mi |
| North Mountain | SW 221° | 3,868 m | 20.3 mi |
| Windy Mountain | S 189° | 3,845 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grayback Mountain | SW 217° | 3,842 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cropsy Mountain | SW 216° | 3,819 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,809 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DEL Norte 3ene, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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