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Mount Sniktau

Mount Sniktau, a peak in Colorado
Mount Sniktau, a peak in ColoradoXnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Sniktau, a peak in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Sniktau, a peak in Colorado
Ben Mason from Denver · CC BY 2.0
Mount Sniktau, a peak in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mount Sniktau rises to 4,029 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cupid, a peak 1.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Sniktau is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,240-foot (4,036 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 1.6 miles (2.5 km) northeast (bearing 48°) of Loveland Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6923733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,029 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.67832, -105.85779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Platte Park: 6.7 mi
  • Dinger Park: 6.9 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 8.8 mi
  • Gateway Park: 8.9 mi
  • City Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 18
  • George Rowe Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 8.8 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 7.8 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 13.0 mi
  • The Mailbox: 14.6 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 15.1 mi
  • Country Boy Mine: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
  • Williams Fork: 11.8 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Willow Creek falls: 15.2 mi
  • Continental Falls: 21.5 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Booth Falls: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 12.4 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Mount Sniktau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakSE4,352 m3.7 mi
Torreys PeakSE4,351 m3.1 mi
Mount EdwardsSE4,218 m4.5 mi
Square Top MountainSE4,201 m7.7 mi
Argentine PeakSE4,186 m6.3 mi
Bard PeakNE4,159 m4.1 mi
Mount ParnassusNNE4,139 m3.4 mi
Pettingell PeakNW4,104 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2216:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222227334252575649392922
Precip in1.01.22.02.82.11.52.82.61.61.41.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358918186

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