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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,418 m in Colorado. Mount Powell stands 4,141 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Doc Cerian Community Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grand County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2418 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.05610, -106.34420

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Junction Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Wolford Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Little Wolford Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Sheephorn Mountain: 8.5 mi
Parks: 11
  • Doc Cerian Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Wolford OHV Play Area: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hot Sulphur State Wildlife Area: 11.8 mi
  • Big Park: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 1.9 mi
  • Gold Mine: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gore Range Artisans Group Gallery: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cataract Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Williams Fork: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PowellS 179°4,141 m20.4 mi
Eagles NestS 181°4,057 m19.4 mi
Meridian PeakS 186°3,783 m20.0 mi
Parkview MountainNNE 30°3,748 m21.9 mi
Dora MountainS 172°3,649 m18.9 mi
Sheep MountainN 11°3,602 m21.5 mi
Hyannis PeakN 5°3,540 m21.0 mi
Williams PeakSSE 149°3,530 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730394857636153412815
Precip in0.70.70.71.11.40.91.41.31.30.90.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kremmling, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 173228 — Red Mountain, Grand County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358908327

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