Mount Mestas
Mount Mestas rises to 3,524 m in Colorado. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 8.7 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Mestas is a mountain summit in the southeastern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,573-foot (3,527 m) peak is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast (bearing 131°) of North La Veta Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was known as La Veta Peak until 1949 when it was renamed in honor of PFC Felix B. Mestas Jr. who was killed in action during the Second World War.
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Wikidata Q14684996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,524 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 26.2 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
90 named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Dump Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Silver Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Cross Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Wagon Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Windy Point: 1.7 mi
- Pinon Hill: 9.2 mi
- Profile Rock: 11.0 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 12.7 mi
- Big Wall: 13.3 mi
- Denton Spring: 22.2 mi
- Mosca Spring: 22.3 mi
- Trover Spring: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Spring: 23.5 mi
- Bailey Spring: 23.9 mi
- Railroad Park: 9.0 mi
- Veteran's Park: 18.4 mi
- Fort Garland Park: 18.9 mi
- City Park: 19.7 mi
- Blanca Park: 22.5 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 19.1 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 20.2 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 20.2 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 20.3 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 20.2 mi
- Apache Falls: 20.7 mi
- Zapata Falls: 22.4 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 18.6 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Mestas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | W 269° | 4,374 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | W 270° | 4,282 m | 16.3 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | W 270° | 4,282 m | 18.9 mi |
| Little Bear Peak | W 267° | 4,280 m | 19.2 mi |
| California Peak | W 277° | 4,221 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hamilton Peak | W 265° | 4,154 m | 18.0 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | SSE 149° | 4,140 m | 16.6 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | SSE 146° | 4,136 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheep MTN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 192788 — Mount Mestas, Huerfano County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358928239
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 22 mi
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