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Shawnee Peak

Shawnee Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Shawnee Peak rises to 3,624 m in Colorado. Mount Blue Sky stands 4,350 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenosha Mountains, a peak 2.0 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Shawnee Peak, elevation 11,932 ft (3,637 m), is a summit in the Kenosha Mountains of central Colorado. The peak is in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest west of Bailey.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7491556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,624 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.39666, -105.59695

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kenosha Mountains: 2.0 mi
  • Derringer Peak: 4.2 mi
  • South Twin Cone Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Split Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Mount Blaine: 5.0 mi
Parks: 46
  • Summit Lake: 14.1 mi
  • Flying J Ranch Park: 17.1 mi
  • Beaver Ranch Park: 17.9 mi
  • James Q Newton Park: 17.9 mi
  • Echo Lake Park: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Sculpture Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 22.2 mi
  • Oliver: 22.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 22.3 mi
  • The Goat: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 21
Museums: 16
  • Sasquatch Outpost: 6.5 mi
  • South Park Rail Como Project: 16.7 mi
  • George Rowe Museum: 21.9 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 22.0 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Elk Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 16.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Shawnee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Blue SkyN4,350 m13.5 mi
Mount BierstadtNNW4,287 m13.4 mi
Mount SpaldingNNW4,222 m14.4 mi
Square Top MountainNNW4,201 m16.3 mi
Gray Wolf MountainNNW4,148 m15.6 mi
Rosalie PeakN4,138 m11.0 mi
Epaulet MountainN4,126 m12.2 mi
Rogers PeakN4,061 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3619:5320:33
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2016:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222330364554595750402921
Precip in0.60.61.01.51.71.42.62.21.41.00.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358919858

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