Mount Gunnison
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
- 3,860 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Paonia Museum: 12.3 mi
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Marble Museum: 20.6 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Iron Point: 14.7 mi
- The Raggeds: 15.8 mi
- Windy Point: 16.7 mi
- Lombard Slides: 19.1 mi
- Painted Wall: 24.6 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
- Emerald Lake: 22.9 mi
- McIntyre Gulch: 23.4 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 23.2 mi
- Judd Falls: 24.0 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 24.9 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 25.0 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 15.4 mi
- Benjamin C. Heilman Grave: 15.7 mi
- Crystal Mill: 22.7 mi
- Needle Rock: 10.8 mi
- Dillon Pinnacles: 23.4 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 22.0 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Crystal: 22.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elk Peak | ESE 123° | 3,975 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Owen | ENE 64° | 3,969 m | 15.4 mi |
| North Baldy Mountain | SE 126° | 3,917 m | 13.0 mi |
| Purple Peak | ENE 64° | 3,887 m | 15.7 mi |
| Middle Baldy | SE 130° | 3,872 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ruby Peak | ENE 67° | 3,853 m | 14.9 mi |
| Afley Peak | ENE 62° | 3,843 m | 16.1 mi |
| Ragged Peak | NNE 19° | 3,839 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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