Middle Peak
Middle Peak rises to 4,030 m in Colorado. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the east, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Middle Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,306-foot (4,056 m) peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 17.1 miles (27.6 km) west-southwest (bearing 250°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.
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Wikidata Q14684958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,030 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 12 mi
- Twilight Peak · 22 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Molas Pass · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunn Peak: 0.9 mi
- Dolores Peak: 1.4 mi
- Flat Top Peak: 1.9 mi
- Boskoff Peak: 4.4 mi
- Little Cone: 5.1 mi
- Lone Cone State Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
- Ore Station Park: 17.2 mi
- Town Park: 17.5 mi
- Ames Falls: 12.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 19.2 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 19.7 mi
- The Rincon: 12.5 mi
- Pease Point: 14.9 mi
- Haskill Hill: 16.4 mi
- Craig Point: 19.2 mi
- Devil Point: 21.5 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 17.4 mi
- Lewis Mill: 18.5 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 19.5 mi
- The Steps: 19.7 mi
- Fort Peabody: 21.3 mi
- Tomboy: 20.3 mi
- Sneffels: 21.4 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 22.6 mi
- Guston: 23.4 mi
- Ironton: 24.2 mi
- Tomboy: 20.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 24.1 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 24.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.5 mi
- Spruce Spring: 21.5 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 24.8 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- Marian Shrine: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Middle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | E 100° | 4,344 m | 6.7 mi |
| El Diente Peak | E 101° | 4,310 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wilson Peak | E 87° | 4,274 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gladstone Peak | E 96° | 4,230 m | 7.1 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | ESE 111° | 4,186 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fowler Peak | E 89° | 4,114 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dolores Peak | SE 141° | 4,052 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 111° | 4,016 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Placerville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358943093
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