Porphyry Mountain
Porphyry Mountain rises to 2,543 m in Colorado. Saint Vrain Mountain stands 3,703 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,543 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 25.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 27.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 22 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 23 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 25 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Ledge Park: 5.9 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 6.8 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 7.2 mi
- Holiday Park: 7.4 mi
- Primos Park: 7.7 mi
- The Atoll: 6.3 mi
- Oceanic Wall: 8.2 mi
- Dream Dome: 8.2 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 8.3 mi
- Wake Up Wall: 8.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Golden Age Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bueno Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Overland Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Fairview Peak: 2.1 mi
- The Clarifier art project: 9.2 mi
- One-on-One: 9.4 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 9.5 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 9.9 mi
- Boulder Six: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 3.9 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 6.6 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 12.0 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 15.6 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 15.7 mi
- Mason Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 6.1 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Elise Hoerath Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Mitch Brackett Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Boulder Falls: 8.4 mi
- Copeland Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 11.1 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.2 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 4.5 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 6.0 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 9.3 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 9.3 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 9.7 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Outback Glades: 3.4 mi
- Creekside: 3.7 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 3.7 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 3.8 mi
- Moose Grove: 3.9 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Barbeque: 11.6 mi
- Sprague Lake: 17.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 18.3 mi
- Tungsten: 11.7 mi
- Caribou: 14.3 mi
- Serene: 20.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 24.1 mi
- Dick: 24.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.5 mi
- Wilson Spring: 11.4 mi
- Lookout Springs: 13.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 15.2 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 17.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Porphyry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vrain Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,703 m | 10.7 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,546 m | 10.2 mi |
| Niwot Mountain | WSW 242° | 3,497 m | 9.9 mi |
| House Rock | NNW 331° | 2,930 m | 10.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SW 231° | 2,820 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NW 323° | 2,765 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,709 m | 7.1 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,682 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358912575
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 10 mi
- Estes Park · 19 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 22 mi
- Golden · 27 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
- Arvada · 28 mi
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