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Mount Werner

Mount Werner, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Werner rises to 3,220 m in Colorado. Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,641 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Storm Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 22 miles off.

The story

Mount Werner is a mountain summit in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 10,570-foot (3,222 m) peak is located in Routt National Forest, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east-southeast (bearing 107°) of the City of Steamboat Springs in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was renamed in 1964 in honor of skier Buddy Werner.

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Wikidata Q6924549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.45609, -106.74032

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Storm Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Sunshine Peak: 0.7 mi
  • Buffalo Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Howelsen Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Emerald Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Miku Park: 3.8 mi
  • Ski Town Park: 3.9 mi
  • Casey's Pond: 3.9 mi
  • River Creek Park: 4.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Fish Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Steamboat Gondola: 2.6 mi
  • Rotary Park Boardwalk: 4.4 mi
  • Yampa River Botanic Park: 4.7 mi
  • Strawberry Hotsprings: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Tread of Pioneers Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Steamboat Art Museum: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Stehley Park: 5.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Stagecoach Swim Beach: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mount Werner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost Ranger PeakNNE3,641 m16.6 mi
Mount EthelNNE3,625 m13.6 mi
The DomeN3,581 m16.0 mi
Horse Thief PeakN3,314 m11.0 mi
Red Slide MountainESE3,313 m19.9 mi
White Slide MountainESE3,309 m20.1 mi
Soda MountainN3,295 m6.7 mi
Little Haystack MountainESE3,248 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2816:0116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172131415058656355433018
Precip in2.51.91.62.52.61.61.71.82.32.21.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steamboat Springs, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358908072

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