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Mineral Mountain

Mineral Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mineral Mountain rises to 3,109 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3109 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.96304, -105.58389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.5 mi
  • Caribou Street: 3.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Jane Dragon: 3.8 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 11.2 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 11.9 mi
  • Peche: 11.9 mi
  • Tempus: 12.0 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 3.8 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 4.1 mi
  • Private Pond: 5.4 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 10.7 mi
  • Confluence Park: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Overhung Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Clocktower: 6.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 6.4 mi
  • The Visor: 6.4 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Magic Schoolbus: 3.6 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 10.2 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 10.8 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 11.3 mi
  • John Frazer Cabin: 11.4 mi
Museums: 34
Waterfalls: 21
  • Boulder Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 16.0 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Fortune Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rose Crown: 10.2 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Fox Den: 10.5 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mineral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 321°4,100 m5.6 mi
Apache PeakNNW 332°4,097 m7.5 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 332°4,087 m7.1 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW 318°4,067 m5.2 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW 340°4,010 m6.2 mi
Arikaree PeakNNW 333°4,008 m6.5 mi
Old BaldyNW 323°3,974 m4.7 mi
Shoshoni PeakNNW 338°3,949 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358916487

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