Redcloud Peak
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Redcloud Peak rises to 4,280 m in Colorado. Uncompahgre Peak stands 4,365 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunshine Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Redcloud Peak is a mountain peak of over fourteen thousand feet in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles (11 km) south west of Lake City.
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Wikidata Q7305571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,280 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 7.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 10 mi
- Windy Point Observation Site · 10 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunshine Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mark Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Whitecross Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Handies Peak: 4.9 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 7.0 mi
- Golconda Boarding House: 7.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 8.1 mi
- Duncan House: 8.2 mi
- Frisco Mill: 8.7 mi
- Beer Garden: 7.6 mi
- Dynamite Shack: 7.7 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 8.1 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 12.9 mi
- Deep South: 14.2 mi
- Argentum: 2.6 mi
- Sherman: 2.7 mi
- Tellurium: 3.9 mi
- Whitecross: 3.9 mi
- Capitol City: 5.1 mi
- Treasure Falls: 6.3 mi
- Argenta Falls: 7.7 mi
- Crooke Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Park Terrace: 8.3 mi
- Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Hinsdale County Veteran Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Ironton Park: 13.6 mi
- Capitol City: 5.2 mi
- Henson: 6.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 7.9 mi
- Eureka: 8.9 mi
- Ironton: 14.1 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 8.3 mi
- historic mine cart: 14.7 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 14.8 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 14.8 mi
- Marian Shrine: 16.1 mi
- Lake City Museum: 8.2 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 23.3 mi
- Tenmile Springs: 23.7 mi
- Addington Springs: 24.9 mi
- Cebolla Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
- Bike path access: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Redcloud Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncompahgre Peak | NNW 346° | 4,365 m | 9.3 mi |
| Handies Peak | WSW 247° | 4,285 m | 4.9 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | NNW 330° | 4,274 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | S 189° | 4,269 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mark Mountain | ENE 72° | 4,218 m | 1.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WSW 242° | 4,215 m | 6.5 mi |
| Half Peak | SSW 205° | 4,209 m | 5.8 mi |
| Niagara Peak | WSW 240° | 4,202 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2573658687
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- Southwestern Colorado · 21 mi
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