Ouray Peak
Ouray Peak rises to 3,934 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 10 miles off.
The story
Ouray Peak, elevation 12,963 ft (3,951 m), is a summit in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado. The peak is 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Independence Pass in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest.
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Wikidata Q7111274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,934 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 15.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 16 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.9 mi
- Garfield Peak: 2.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 13.6 mi
- Ute Childrens Park: 15.9 mi
- Snyder Park: 16.0 mi
- Ajax Park: 16.0 mi
- Anderson Park: 16.0 mi
- Columbine Mine: 11.2 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Interlaken: 11.8 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 12.6 mi
- Maze: 17.1 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 16.4 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 16.4 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 17.1 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 17.4 mi
- Independence: 4.2 mi
- Winfield: 8.2 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.8 mi
- Ashcroft: 12.5 mi
- Lenado: 16.8 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 8.0 mi
- Dog Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 18.9 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 19.0 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 16.8 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 17.4 mi
- Moore Open Space: 17.9 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 21.9 mi
- North Mesa: 22.9 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 8.5 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 18.6 mi
- East Face: 18.6 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 6.9 mi
- Judd Falls: 23.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 10.9 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 17.2 mi
- White Water Spring: 17.3 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Ouray Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elbert | NE 56° | 4,401 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Massive | NNE 27° | 4,398 m | 10.4 mi |
| La Plata Peak | ESE 109° | 4,372 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Belford | ESE 120° | 4,329 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Oxford | ESE 117° | 4,316 m | 13.6 mi |
| Missouri Mountain | SE 126° | 4,290 m | 12.4 mi |
| Huron Peak | SE 138° | 4,270 m | 10.1 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | WSW 245° | 4,258 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 180347 — Ouray Peak, Chaffee County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358915420
Day trips start here
- Aspen · 17 mi
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