McCurdy Mountain
McCurdy Mountain rises to 3,702 m in Colorado. Kenosha Mountains stands 3,787 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bison Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 21 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
McCurdy Mountain is a mountain summit in the Tarryall Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,172-foot (3,710 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 28.2 miles (45.4 km) east (bearing 90°) of the Town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado, United States. Like its neighbor, Bison Peak, McCurdy Mountain features a variety of unusual granite formations.
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Wikidata Q6800799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,702 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 29.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Valley Overlook · 23 mi
- Geologic Overlook · 23 mi
104 named places within 25 miles
- Bison Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bradley Peak: 3.6 mi
- Lizard Rock: 3.9 mi
- South Tarryall Peak: 4.7 mi
- Windy Peak: 5.9 mi
- Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Scraggy View Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Willow Bend Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 19.0 mi
- Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 19.8 mi
- Chicken Scratch Hill: 10.2 mi
- Longwater Rock: 11.0 mi
- Top view: 12.6 mi
- Hackett Rock: 12.9 mi
- Mini Moab: 21.1 mi
- Elevenmile State Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- Florissant Children's Park: 21.5 mi
- Manitou Park Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
- Beaver Ranch Park: 21.9 mi
- James Q Newton Park: 22.2 mi
- McGraw Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Ralph Carr Memorial Highway: 19.9 mi
- Old Mill: 21.4 mi
- Lenny's Rest: 23.3 mi
- The Tooth: 19.2 mi
- Elevenmile Dome: 19.3 mi
- Red Wall: 20.8 mi
- Meditation Rock: 24.9 mi
- Sasquatch Outpost: 12.9 mi
- Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum: 21.3 mi
- South Park Rail Como Project: 23.6 mi
- The Chutes: 19.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 20.0 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.6 mi
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCurdy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha Mountains | NW 325° | 3,787 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bison Mountain | NW 309° | 3,777 m | 2.0 mi |
| South Twin Cone Peak | NW 320° | 3,750 m | 17.7 mi |
| Windy Peak | NNE 15° | 3,636 m | 5.9 mi |
| North Tarryall Peak | NW 310° | 3,629 m | 9.9 mi |
| Shawnee Peak | NNW 331° | 3,624 m | 14.0 mi |
| Topaz Mountain | NW 307° | 3,584 m | 7.6 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | NE 54° | 3,526 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 183686 — McCurdy Mountain, Park County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358920031
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