Niagara Peak
Niagara Peak rises to 4,202 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Niagara Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains System, in southwestern Colorado. The 13,812-foot (4,210 m) thirteener is located 8.9 miles (14.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 53°) of the Town of Silverton, on the Continental Divide between Hinsdale and San Juan counties.
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Wikidata Q14685022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,202 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 8.2 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 6 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 7 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Crown Mountain: 0.7 mi
- American Peak: 1.3 mi
- Handies Peak: 2.3 mi
- Eureka Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.5 mi
- Duncan House: 3.6 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 3.7 mi
- Frisco Mill: 4.0 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 4.6 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 9.1 mi
- Deep South: 11.1 mi
- South Park: 11.1 mi
- New Funtier: 11.4 mi
- Grad School: 11.4 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.5 mi
- Whitecross: 4.4 mi
- Tellurium: 4.4 mi
- Argentum: 5.1 mi
- Sherman: 6.0 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.8 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 12.6 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 12.7 mi
- Treasure Falls: 13.0 mi
- Ironton Park: 8.2 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 11.7 mi
- Fellin Park: 12.2 mi
- Molas Park: 12.7 mi
- Eureka: 1.8 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.4 mi
- Ironton: 8.5 mi
- Guston: 8.7 mi
- Capitol City: 8.9 mi
- Marian Shrine: 9.1 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.9 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 12.0 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 12.0 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 15.2 mi
- Lake City Museum: 15.1 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Bike path access: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Niagara Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | NE 44° | 4,285 m | 2.3 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | ENE 60° | 4,280 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | ENE 69° | 4,269 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mark Mountain | ENE 62° | 4,218 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 37° | 4,215 m | 0.6 mi |
| Half Peak | ESE 115° | 4,209 m | 4.1 mi |
| American Peak | ENE 58° | 4,184 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pole Creek Mountain | SE 139° | 4,174 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187408 — Niagara Peak, San Juan County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358923036
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 15 mi
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