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Red Table Mountain

Red Table Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Table Mountain rises to 3,665 m in Colorado. Mount of the Holy Cross stands 4,271 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Thomas, a peak 1.5 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 21 miles off.

The story

Red Table Mountain, elevation 12,043 ft (3,671 m), is a summit in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado. The peak is south of Eagle in the White River National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3665 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41804, -106.77115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Thomas: 1.5 mi
  • Gyp Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Crowley Point: 4.5 mi
  • Ford Peak: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Wilton Jaffee Sr. Park: 12.7 mi
  • Henry Stein Park: 14.7 mi
  • Harmony Park: 14.9 mi
  • Grace Shehi Bike Park: 15.1 mi
  • Tot Lot Park: 15.4 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Maze: 16.0 mi
  • Breathtaker: 18.2 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 24.6 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 24.7 mi
  • Holy Cross Adventure Course: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument: 23.6 mi
  • Dog Memorial: 24.5 mi
  • Norwegian Memorial: 24.9 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Chromatic Gate: 15.5 mi
  • The Classics: 19.9 mi
  • The Drummer: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Eagle Community Gardens: 15.9 mi
  • The Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meadows Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ryks Waterfall: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Red Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount of the Holy CrossENE 78°4,270.5 m15.8 mi
Mount JacksonENE 70°4,164 m13.3 mi
Gold Dust PeakENE 66°4,075 m10.3 mi
Whitney PeakE 86°4,041 m15.9 mi
Notch MountainENE 76°4,030 m17.1 mi
Homestake PeakE 100°4,028 m19.3 mi
Savage PeakE 101°3,972 m13.6 mi
Eagle PeakE 79°3,965 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192128364654605952422919

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358910423

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