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Mount Bailey, a peak in Colorado
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Mount Bailey, a peak in Colorado
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Mount Bailey, a peak in Colorado
Rocky Mt. View Co · Public domain

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Mount Bailey rises to 2,767 m in Colorado. Mount Blue Sky stands 4,350 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is McGraw Memorial Park, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mount Bailey is a mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 9,089-foot (2,770 m) peak is located 1.0 mile (1.6 km) northeast (bearing 48°) of the community of Bailey in Park County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q6919557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,767 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.41527, -105.45972

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Ranch Park: 10.9 mi
  • Flying J Ranch Park: 10.9 mi
  • James Q Newton Park: 11.0 mi
  • Legualt Mountain Community Park (Private): 12.3 mi
  • Denver Mountain Park Site: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Crow Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Insmont Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Grouse Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Lone Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Split Rock: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 15.4 mi
  • Stronia Springs Reservoir: 18.0 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 18.8 mi
  • Chicken Scratch Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 27
Historic sites: 23
Gardens: 15
  • Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 21.3 mi
  • Cut Flower Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Market Garden: 21.3 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Red Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Angel's Ridge: 17.4 mi
  • Gothic Overlook: 18.4 mi
  • Pavillion Point: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Elk Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 11.5 mi
  • The Chutes: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 19.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Bailey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Blue SkyNW4,350 m15.5 mi
Rosalie PeakNW4,138 m12.5 mi
Epaulet MountainNW4,126 m14.1 mi
Mount LoganWNW3,922 m10.7 mi
Kataka MountainNW3,796 m13.3 mi
Bandit PeakNW3,793 m11.5 mi
Kenosha MountainsWSW3,787 m8.4 mi
Bison MountainS3,777 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5320:33
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:1916:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533394757626053423123
Precip in0.50.61.42.02.01.62.72.51.41.10.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bailey, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358919877

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