Mount Massive
Mount Massive rises to 4,398 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the south-southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Oklahoma, a peak 1.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Massive (Arapaho: Hiwoxuu hookuhu'ee) is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 10.6 mi (17.1 km) west-southwest (bearing 247°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States. It ranks as the third-highest peak in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert.
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Wikidata Q1788964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4398 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 12.8 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 8 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 18 mi
- Cabin ruins · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Oklahoma: 1.7 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.2 mi
- French Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mount Champion: 4.6 mi
- Twin Mounds: 4.9 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 3.4 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 10.7 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 10.7 mi
- Molly Gibson Park: 17.8 mi
- Snyder Park: 17.8 mi
- Interlaken: 10.3 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 11.0 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 11.8 mi
- Matchless Mine: 11.9 mi
- Columbine Mine: 12.9 mi
- Independence: 8.9 mi
- Adelaide: 12.4 mi
- Oro City: 12.4 mi
- Winfield: 14.1 mi
- Vicksburg: 14.1 mi
- Temple Israel: 10.6 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 10.7 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 10.7 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 10.7 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Dog Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 9.7 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 9.8 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 13.4 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 18.5 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 19.3 mi
- Moore Open Space: 19.8 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 23.0 mi
- North Mesa: 24.1 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 12.9 mi
- East Face: 19.8 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 19.8 mi
- Emerald Lake: 4.5 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mount Massive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | SSE 161° | 4,401.2 m | 5.1 mi |
| La Plata Peak | S 179° | 4,372 m | 10.9 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSW 213° | 4,258 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | SSE 165° | 4,249 m | 11.9 mi |
| Casco Peak | S 191° | 4,237 m | 5.2 mi |
| French Mountain | S 185° | 4,234 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Oklahoma | WSW 250° | 4,213 m | 1.7 mi |
| Garfield Peak | SSW 210° | 4,193 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugarloaf Rsvr, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Aspen · 18 mi
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