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Quandary Peak

Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
Quandary Peak, a peak in ColoradoM M from Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
William Henry Jackson · Public domain
Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
William Henry Jackson · Public domain
Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
Mark Tyra · CC BY 2.0
Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Quandary Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Quandary Peak rises to 4,350 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the south, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

Quandary Peak is the highest summit of the Tenmile Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America at 14,271 ft (4,350 m). As of 2018, it was the most commonly climbed fourteener in Colorado. It has nearly the same elevation as Castle Peak and Mount Blue Sky. It lies in Summit County and within the White River National Forest about 6 miles (10 km) south-southwest of the town of Breckenridge.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q2122147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4349.9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.39729, -106.10643

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • White Cloud Public Access: 5.6 mi
  • Mineshaft Maze: 6.1 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 6.4 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 6.5 mi
  • River Walk Lawn: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 33
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 2.4 mi
  • V-Notch: 2.6 mi
  • Flopper: 2.9 mi
  • Magnolia Mill: 3.0 mi
  • Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 26
Museums: 24
  • Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Breckenridge History Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Lomax Placer Mine: 6.6 mi
  • Barney Ford House Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Mountain Top Exploratorium: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Continental Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 16.1 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Booth Falls: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Quandary Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnS 185°4,356.5 m3.2 mi
Mount CameronS 191°4,335 m3.6 mi
Mount BrossS 181°4,321.6 m4.3 mi
Mount DemocratSSW 204°4,314.5 m4.4 mi
Fletcher MountainWNW 289°4,239 m1.3 mi
Pacific PeakNNW 333°4,227 m2.0 mi
Traver PeakSW 220°4,223 m3.5 mi
Crystal PeakN 351°4,213 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358914530

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