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Mount Bross

Mount Bross rises to 4,322 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the north, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cameron, a peak 1.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

Mount Bross is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,178-foot (4,321 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) northwest by north (bearing 327°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States. Mount Bross is named in honor of William Bross, who owned property in the area.

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Wikidata Q6919868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,321.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.33540, -106.10762

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 30
  • Magnolia Mill: 2.0 mi
  • Flopper: 2.0 mi
  • V-Notch: 2.1 mi
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 5.8 mi
Parks: 24
  • Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 4.2 mi
  • White Cloud Public Access: 9.5 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 10.2 mi
  • Mineshaft Maze: 10.3 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 17
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 20.3 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Continental Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Mount Bross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnN4,357 m1.1 mi
Quandary PeakN4,350 m4.3 mi
Mount CameronNW4,335 m1.0 mi
Mount DemocratW4,315 m1.8 mi
Mount ShermanSSW4,280 m8.3 mi
Gemini PeakSSW4,243 m7.7 mi
Fletcher MountainNNW4,239 m4.8 mi
Pacific PeakN4,227 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358914754

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