Matterhorn Peak
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Matterhorn Peak rises to 4,119 m in Colorado. Uncompahgre Peak stands 4,365 m to the east-northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wetterhorn Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Matterhorn Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,596-foot (4,144 m) thirteener is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west by north (bearing 283°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q1410533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,119 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 9.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 8 mi
- Look Out Point · 10 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Windy Point Observation Site · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wetterhorn Peak: 0.9 mi
- Uncompahgre Peak: 1.9 mi
- Broken Hill: 2.0 mi
- Coxcomb Peak: 2.3 mi
- Redcliff: 2.5 mi
- The Blowout: 9.2 mi
- Beer Garden: 9.7 mi
- Dynamite Shack: 9.7 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 9.9 mi
- Deep South: 10.0 mi
- Golconda Boarding House: 8.1 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 8.1 mi
- Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour: 9.9 mi
- Duncan House: 10.1 mi
- Animas Forks: 10.1 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 9.9 mi
- Fellin Park: 9.9 mi
- Town Park: 10.1 mi
- Hinsdale County Veteran Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.2 mi
- Capitol City: 4.4 mi
- Ute-Ulay Mine: 7.1 mi
- Whitecross: 8.4 mi
- Tellurium: 8.4 mi
- Argentum: 8.5 mi
- Treasure Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.6 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Crooke Falls: 10.6 mi
- Argenta Falls: 12.2 mi
- Capitol City: 4.3 mi
- Henson: 7.2 mi
- Animas Forks: 10.1 mi
- Eureka: 13.4 mi
- Ironton: 13.6 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 9.9 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.9 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 10.0 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 10.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 19.9 mi
- Addington Springs: 19.5 mi
- Tenmile Springs: 22.9 mi
- Cutler Spring: 23.0 mi
- Goose Creek Spring: 23.5 mi
- Round Corral Spring: 24.8 mi
- Lake City Museum: 10.1 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
- Bike path access: 16.1 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 16.8 mi
- Cebolla Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Matterhorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncompahgre Peak | ENE 76° | 4,365 m | 1.9 mi |
| Handies Peak | S 183° | 4,285 m | 10.5 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | SSE 155° | 4,280 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | WSW 249° | 4,274 m | 0.9 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | SSE 159° | 4,269 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mark Mountain | SSE 147° | 4,218 m | 9.7 mi |
| Jones Mountain | S 188° | 4,215 m | 11.8 mi |
| Niagara Peak | S 190° | 4,202 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924392
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- Southwestern Colorado · 26 mi
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