Mount Guero
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Mount Guero rises to 3,674 m in Colorado. West Elk Peak stands 3,975 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mount Guero is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,058-foot (3,675 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of the Gunnison National Forest, 13 miles (21 km) east of Crawford, Colorado in Delta County and 24.3 miles (39.1 km) west-southwest (bearing 245°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3674 m
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Tater Heap: 2.1 mi
- Smith Fork Mountain: 2.1 mi
- The Knob: 2.3 mi
- Slide Down: 3.5 mi
- Pole Patch Springs: 10.6 mi
- Wiley Springs: 10.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.8 mi
- Clark Spring No 2: 10.8 mi
- Upper Reynolds Creek Springs: 10.8 mi
- Crawford Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Crawford Town Park: 12.1 mi
- Northfork Miners Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Paonia Park: 15.2 mi
- Poulos Park: 15.3 mi
- McIntyre Gulch: 17.2 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Bay of Chickens: 20.2 mi
- East Cimarron: 21.5 mi
- Old Stevens: 22.5 mi
- Iron Point: 20.1 mi
- Painted Wall: 20.8 mi
- Windy Point: 21.4 mi
- The Raggeds: 21.9 mi
- Lombard Slides: 24.1 mi
- Paonia Museum: 15.6 mi
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 15.6 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 24.0 mi
- Trailhead Children's Museum: 24.1 mi
- Needle Rock: 8.8 mi
- Dillon Pinnacles: 17.4 mi
- Benjamin C. Heilman Grave: 9.4 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 17.9 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 18.5 mi
- Iola: 23.0 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 24.1 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Mount Guero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elk Peak | E 91° | 3,975 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Baldy Mountain | E 97° | 3,917 m | 10.8 mi |
| Middle Baldy | ESE 102° | 3,872 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Gunnison | N 2° | 3,860 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ruby Peak | NE 49° | 3,853 m | 18.6 mi |
| Middle Baldy Mountain | ESE 105° | 3,838 m | 10.9 mi |
| Castle View Point | E 92° | 3,823 m | 12.5 mi |
| South Baldy Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,775 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paonia 1SW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358922624
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