Mount Oklahoma
Mount Oklahoma rises to 4,213 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot (4,222 m) thirteener is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County. The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.
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Wikidata Q14685001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,213 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 13.9 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 9 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Massive: 1.7 mi
- Mount Champion: 3.3 mi
- French Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Twining Peak: 4.3 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 5.0 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 12.4 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 12.5 mi
- Molly Gibson Park: 16.2 mi
- Snyder Park: 16.2 mi
- Interlaken: 11.1 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 12.7 mi
- Columbine Mine: 13.3 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 13.5 mi
- Matchless Mine: 13.7 mi
- Temple Israel: 12.3 mi
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: 12.4 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 12.5 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Independence: 7.3 mi
- Winfield: 13.8 mi
- Adelaide: 14.1 mi
- Oro City: 14.1 mi
- Vicksburg: 14.3 mi
- Dog Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 11.4 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 11.5 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 15.1 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 16.9 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 17.7 mi
- Moore Open Space: 18.2 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 21.5 mi
- North Mesa: 22.6 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 11.1 mi
- East Face: 18.3 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 18.3 mi
- Emerald Lake: 5.7 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 17.3 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Mount Oklahoma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | SE 142° | 4,401 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Massive | ENE 70° | 4,398 m | 1.7 mi |
| La Plata Peak | S 170° | 4,372 m | 10.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSW 208° | 4,258 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | SSE 157° | 4,249 m | 11.8 mi |
| Casco Peak | S 172° | 4,237 m | 4.5 mi |
| French Mountain | SSE 160° | 4,234 m | 3.7 mi |
| Garfield Peak | SSW 205° | 4,193 m | 11.3 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 196668 — Mount Oklahoma, Lake County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358931554
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- Aspen · 17 mi
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