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Mount Gunnison

Mount Gunnison, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Gunnison rises to 3,860 m in Colorado. West Elk Peak stands 3,975 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Creek Mesa, a peak 2.9 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

Mount Gunnison is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,725-foot (3,879 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 22.2 miles (35.7 km) west by south (bearing 260°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The mountain is named in honor of John Williams Gunnison who explored the area.

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Wikidata Q14684984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3860 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81214, -107.38265

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Coal Creek Mesa: 2.9 mi
  • Three Knobs: 3.2 mi
  • Sams Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Chain Mountains: 3.7 mi
  • Browning Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks: 18
  • Paonia Reservoir State Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
  • Paonia Park: 12.0 mi
  • Northfork Miners Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Poulos Park: 12.2 mi
  • Paonia River Park: 12.3 mi
Springs: 17
  • German Creek Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Upper Reynolds Creek Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Pole Patch Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Reynolds Creek Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Kauer Spring: 9.6 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 22.9 mi
  • McIntyre Gulch: 23.4 mi
  • Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 23.2 mi
  • Judd Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Chipeta Falls: 24.9 mi
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Knight and Dragon: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Mount Gunnison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Elk PeakESE 123°3,975 m11.8 mi
Mount OwenENE 64°3,969 m15.4 mi
North Baldy MountainSE 126°3,917 m13.0 mi
Purple PeakENE 64°3,887 m15.7 mi
Middle BaldySE 130°3,872 m13.2 mi
Ruby PeakENE 67°3,853 m14.9 mi
Afley PeakENE 62°3,843 m16.1 mi
Ragged PeakNNE 19°3,839 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:1016:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273342495868747264524028
Precip in1.21.21.21.21.30.61.01.31.51.41.11.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paonia 1SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358922531

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