Rito Alto Peak
Rito Alto Peak rises to 4,168 m in Colorado. Crestone Peak stands 4,359 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermit Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 11 miles off.
The story
Rito Alto Peak, elevation 13,803 ft (4,207 m), is a summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of south central Colorado. The peak is 11 mi (18 km) west of Westcliffe in the Rio Grande and San Isabel national forests.
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Wikidata Q14685082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4168 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hermit Peak: 0.8 mi
- Spread Eagle Peak: 1.9 mi
- Eureka Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Marcy: 3.1 mi
- Gibson Peak: 3.4 mi
- Little Pearl Pocket Park: 7.8 mi
- Baca Grande Park: 8.4 mi
- The Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Summit Park: 10.5 mi
- Ampitheatre: 10.7 mi
- Hayden Spring: 16.8 mi
- Oak Springs: 17.6 mi
- Oak Springs: 17.8 mi
- Patton Spring: 22.8 mi
- Bailey Spring: 23.0 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 7.7 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 9.7 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 10.7 mi
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 12.0 mi
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area: 21.1 mi
- Great Sand Dunes National Park: 21.5 mi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
- Phantom Terrace: 3.9 mi
- Copperstain Cliff: 8.3 mi
- USFS CORNER: 4.0 mi
- The 38th Parallel: 15.2 mi
- Venable Falls: 4.1 mi
- Double Dipper: 10.9 mi
- Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Rito Alto Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestone Peak | SSE 156° | 4,359 m | 10.3 mi |
| East Crestone Peak | SSE 156° | 4,359 m | 10.3 mi |
| Crestone Needle | SSE 154° | 4,329 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kit Carson Mountain | SSE 159° | 4,319 m | 9.1 mi |
| Challenger Point | SSE 160° | 4,294 m | 9.0 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | SSE 146° | 4,289 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Adams | SSE 155° | 4,248 m | 7.3 mi |
| Columbia Point | SSE 158° | 4,242 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crestone 2 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358927668
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 27 mi
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