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Park Cone

Park Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Park Cone rises to 3,683 m in Colorado. Huron Peak stands 4,270 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 23 miles off.

The story

Park Cone, elevation 12,106 ft (3,690 m), is a summit in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado. The mountain is northeast of Gunnison in the Gunnison National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3683 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79666, -106.60309

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Baldy Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Matchless Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • South Matchless Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Rocky Point: 4.9 mi
  • Cross Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 17
  • Gunnison City Mountain Park: 13.7 mi
  • Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery: 14.7 mi
  • Roaring Judy State Wildlife Area: 14.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 20.7 mi
  • Rainbow Park: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Museums: 7
  • St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 15.2 mi
  • American House Hotel Parlor: 15.3 mi
  • Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 15.3 mi
  • Trailhead Children's Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 21.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • White Water Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Biebel Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Prospector Spring: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Oliver's Cabin: 13.0 mi
  • Alpine Station Historic Town: 15.1 mi
  • Columbine Mine: 20.5 mi
  • Ashcroft Ghost Town: 20.8 mi
  • Interlaken: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ryks Waterfall: 21.5 mi
  • Judd Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Browns Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Knight and Dragon: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Park Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huron PeakNE 41°4,270.2 m13.6 mi
Emerald PeakNE 53°4,232 m15.0 mi
Ice MountainNE 48°4,220 m12.1 mi
Iowa PeakNE 50°4,209 m15.4 mi
The Three ApostlesNE 47°4,201 m12.4 mi
Emma Burr MountainESE 113°4,125 m11.0 mi
Browns PeakNE 39°4,122 m14.2 mi
Jenkins MountainNNE 15°4,081 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4219:5620:36
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101422334352575649392612
Precip in1.71.51.31.61.50.92.02.21.61.41.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor Park, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 188912 — Park Cone, Gunnison County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358924627

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