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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
4321.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.33540, -106.10762

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 32
  • 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: 4
  • Continental Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 20.4 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 LincolnN 349°4,356.5 m1.1 mi
Quandary PeakN 1°4,349.9 m4.3 mi
Mount CameronNW 322°4,335 m1.0 mi
Mount DemocratW 280°4,314.5 m1.8 mi
Mount ShermanSSW 204°4,280 m8.3 mi
Gemini PeakSSW 205°4,243 m7.7 mi
Fletcher MountainNNW 346°4,239 m4.8 mi
Pacific PeakN 352°4,227 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 5080 °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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