Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 4,237 m in Colorado. Culebra Peak stands 4,283 m to the north-northwest, 0.7 miles off. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 8.2 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Red Mountain, elevation 13,914 ft (4,241 m), is a summit in the Culebra Range of south central Colorado. The peak is on private land 15 mi (24 km) southeast of San Luis.
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Wikidata Q14685073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4237 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 29.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
56 named places within 25 miles
- Culebra Peak: 0.7 mi
- Vermejo Peak: 1.4 mi
- Miranda Peak: 2.8 mi
- Purgatoire Peak: 3.2 mi
- Lomo Liso Mountain: 4.1 mi
- The Stone Wall: 7.1 mi
- The Stone Wall: 8.4 mi
- Sawtooth Rock: 20.2 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 22.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.3 mi
- Shrine of the Stations of the Cross: 15.0 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 15.1 mi
- Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 21.5 mi
- Cabresto Park: 24.5 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culebra Peak | NNW 340° | 4,283 m | 0.7 mi |
| Vermejo Peak | SSW 204° | 4,186 m | 1.4 mi |
| Purgatoire Peak | SSW 211° | 4,167 m | 3.2 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | NNE 29° | 4,140 m | 20.9 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | NNE 32° | 4,136 m | 21.5 mi |
| Trinchera Peak | N 4° | 4,118 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cuatro Peak | N 8° | 4,113 m | 10.2 mi |
| Miranda Peak | NNE 16° | 4,095 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 27 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis 1 S, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 193132 — Red Mountain, Costilla County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358928450
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