Ptarmigan Peak
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Ptarmigan Peak rises to 3,809 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Platte Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 14 miles off.
The story
Ptarmigan Peak is the highest summit of the South Williams Fork Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is north of Dillon, CO in the White River National Forest.
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Wikidata Q14685069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3809 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 25.5 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 20 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Platte Park: 2.3 mi
- Trent Park: 4.0 mi
- Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Dillon Marina Park: 4.6 mi
- Windy Point Fisherman Park: 5.9 mi
- Tenderfoot Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Coon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Old Baldy: 4.7 mi
- Golden Bear Peak: 5.7 mi
- Hagar Mountain: 5.8 mi
- The Goat: 8.9 mi
- Three Cowboys: 14.2 mi
- The Sheave: 14.4 mi
- Tom’s Baby: 14.4 mi
- Through The Eye Of The Needle: 14.4 mi
- Northeast Entrance Rock Garden: 18.4 mi
- Aspen Grove: 18.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Alpine Garden: 18.4 mi
- Mountain Conifer Border: 18.4 mi
- Saxifrage Garden: 18.4 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 8.1 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 14.3 mi
- Reiling Dredge: 14.4 mi
- Sons of Norway: 14.6 mi
- Frank & Theta Brown: 14.6 mi
- Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 14.0 mi
- Country Boy Mine: 14.5 mi
- Alpine Super Slide: 14.7 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 14.8 mi
- Baker's Tank: 17.1 mi
- Summit Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Frisco Historic Park & Museum: 8.9 mi
- Red White and Blue Fire Museum: 14.2 mi
- Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 14.4 mi
- Lomax Placer Mine: 14.4 mi
- Williams Fork: 6.9 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Saints John: 11.3 mi
- Bakerville: 11.8 mi
- Tiger: 12.1 mi
- Preston: 13.5 mi
- Parkville: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Roost: 10.7 mi
- Target Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 16.0 mi
- Pavillion Point: 17.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.1 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 7.3 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Booth Falls: 15.2 mi
- East Vail Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cataract Falls: 18.6 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 18.2 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 21.0 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 21.0 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 6.9 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 8.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Ptarmigan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Peak | ESE 109° | 4,352 m | 11.8 mi |
| Torreys Peak | ESE 107° | 4,351 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Parnassus | E 79° | 4,139 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pettingell Peak | ENE 68° | 4,104 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Silverthorne | WSW 254° | 4,072 m | 9.0 mi |
| East Thorn | WSW 253° | 4,065 m | 8.6 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | ESE 109° | 4,064 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Citadel | ENE 74° | 4,054 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 175971 — Ptarmigan Peak, Grand County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358910415
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 14 mi
- Vail · 18 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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