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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
3,665 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41804, -106.77115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Maze: 16.0 mi
  • Breathtaker: 18.2 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 24.6 mi
  • Holy Cross Adventure Course: 24.8 mi
  • Thunder Cat Cave: 24.8 mi
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: 2
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 19.6 miles of Red Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount of the Holy CrossENE4,271 m15.8 mi
Mount JacksonENE4,164 m13.3 mi
Gold Dust PeakENE4,075 m10.3 mi
Whitney PeakE4,041 m15.9 mi
Notch MountainENE4,030 m17.1 mi
Homestake PeakE4,028 m19.3 mi
Savage PeakE3,972 m13.6 mi
Eagle PeakE3,965 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 50–80 °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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