San Luis Peak
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San Luis Peak rises to 4,274 m in Colorado. Stewart Peak stands 4,253 m to the north, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Alto, a peak 1.4 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
San Luis Peak is a high summit in the San Juan Mountains, a range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,020-foot (4273.36 m) fourteener is located in the Gunnison National Forest portion of the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Creede. It is situated rather far to the east of the other fourteeners in the San Juans, and has more of a wilderness setting than many of the others.
San Luis Peak is a relatively straightforward climb, with two hiking routes to the summit. The Northeast Ridge route begins at the Stewart Creek Trailhead and is 13.5 mi (21.7 km) round trip. The South Ridge route begins at the West Willow Creek Trailhead north of Creede. This route is almost entirely above treeline and is 12.3 mi (19.8 km) round trip.
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Wikidata Q7414759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,273.8 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Observation Site · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldy Alto: 1.4 mi
- Organ Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Stewart Peak: 2.5 mi
- Willow Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Baldy Chato: 3.6 mi
- Silver Skate Park: 8.9 mi
- Basham Park: 9.3 mi
- Seime Park: 9.5 mi
- Cebolla Game Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Dome Lakes State Wildlife Area: 18.1 mi
- Phoenix Park Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- North Clear Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- South Clear Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Argenta Falls: 19.8 mi
- Crooke Falls: 20.8 mi
- East Spring: 14.9 mi
- Tenmile Springs: 15.6 mi
- Cebolla Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- Wright Spring: 23.6 mi
- Goose Creek Spring: 24.0 mi
- Pumphouse Park: 21.4 mi
- Dynamite Shack: 21.6 mi
- Beer Garden: 21.7 mi
- Rio Grande Palisades: 21.8 mi
- Alferd Packer Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Alferd Packer Site: 19.8 mi
- Ute-Ulay Mine: 24.5 mi
- Creede Underground Mining Museum: 8.9 mi
- Lake City Museum: 21.2 mi
- Creede Fork: 9.7 mi
- Cebolla Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site: 15.5 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 21.2 mi
- Henson: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of San Luis Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Peak | N 10° | 4,253 m | 2.5 mi |
| Organ Mountain | E 82° | 4,185 m | 2.0 mi |
| La Garita Peak | SE 134° | 4,178 m | 6.8 mi |
| Baldy Alto | NNE 22° | 4,177 m | 1.4 mi |
| Baldy Chato | N 351° | 4,083 m | 3.6 mi |
| Baldy Cinco | WSW 257° | 4,076 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | ESE 109° | 3,954 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lake Point | W 281° | 3,901 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creede, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 190463 — San Luis Peak, Saguache County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/3662868607
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