Marcellina Mountain

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Marcellina Mountain rises to 3,459 m in Colorado. Treasury Mountain stands 4,080 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Erickson Springs Picnic Site, a picnic site 2.2 miles away.
The story
Marcellina Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,353-foot (3,460 m) peak is located in the Raggeds Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) west by north (bearing 287°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3459 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Point: 2.3 mi
- Goose Hill: 4.1 mi
- West Beckwith Mountain: 5.1 mi
- East Beckwith Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Erickson Springs: 2.2 mi
- German Creek Springs: 16.8 mi
- Reynolds Creek Springs: 18.5 mi
- Upper Reynolds Creek Springs: 18.7 mi
- Pole Patch Springs: 18.9 mi
- Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Marble Mill Site Park: 10.0 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 12.3 mi
- Totem Pole Park: 14.5 mi
- Big Mine Park: 14.5 mi
- Marble Museum: 10.2 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 14.6 mi
- Trailhead Children's Museum: 14.7 mi
- Redstone Museum: 17.5 mi
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Raggeds: 6.9 mi
- Iron Point: 16.4 mi
- Windy Point: 19.9 mi
- Lombard Slides: 21.1 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 9.5 mi
- Crystal Mill: 11.6 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 17.4 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 10.2 mi
- Needle Rock: 21.7 mi
- Breathtaker: 24.3 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 12.2 mi
- Judd Falls: 14.4 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 2.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 12.2 mi
- Crystal: 11.8 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 14.9 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Marcellina Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury Mountain | NE 53° | 4,080 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Owen | ESE 103° | 3,969 m | 6.6 mi |
| Purple Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,946 m | 8.7 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NNE 33° | 3,920 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 67° | 3,898 m | 11.5 mi |
| Purple Peak | E 100° | 3,887 m | 6.7 mi |
| Chair Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,876 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Gunnison | SW 223° | 3,860 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358943944
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