Red Mountain
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
- 0.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- White Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Target Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Eagle Roost: 19.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 23.2 mi
- Dennis Hump: 23.4 mi
- Fairgrounds: 2.0 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 12.3 mi
- Redemption Dog Sled Tours: 22.3 mi
- Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Just Ranch Historical Site: 22.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 1.9 mi
- Gold Mine: 21.7 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 12.4 mi
- Gore Range Artisans Group Gallery: 2.7 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
- Cataract Falls: 15.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | S 179° | 4,141 m | 20.4 mi |
| Eagles Nest | S 181° | 4,057 m | 19.4 mi |
| Meridian Peak | S 186° | 3,783 m | 20.0 mi |
| Parkview Mountain | NNE 30° | 3,748 m | 21.9 mi |
| Dora Mountain | S 172° | 3,649 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 11° | 3,602 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hyannis Peak | N 5° | 3,540 m | 21.0 mi |
| Williams Peak | SSE 149° | 3,530 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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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