Silver Mountain
Silver Mountain rises to 3,208 m in Colorado. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 8.1 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Silver Mountain, elevation 10,525 ft (3,208 m), is a mountain in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is part of the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America. Silver Mountain is located northeast of Mount Mestas and north of the Spanish Peaks.
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Wikidata Q38252209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,208 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 23.3 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
93 named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Mestas: 3.3 mi
- Dump Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Black Hills: 6.9 mi
- Trover Spring: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bailey Spring: 23.1 mi
- Patton Spring: 23.2 mi
- Mosca Spring: 23.6 mi
- Windy Point: 4.8 mi
- Pinon Hill: 8.6 mi
- Profile Rock: 11.9 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 13.9 mi
- Big Wall: 13.9 mi
- Railroad Park: 8.9 mi
- City Park: 17.1 mi
- Veteran's Park: 21.7 mi
- Fort Garland Park: 22.2 mi
- Rye Mountain Park: 22.6 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 17.6 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 17.6 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 17.7 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 22.4 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.6 mi
- Apache Falls: 17.7 mi
- Zapata Falls: 24.6 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 19.9 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | W 263° | 4,374 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | W 263° | 4,282 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | W 264° | 4,282 m | 21.4 mi |
| Little Bear Peak | W 261° | 4,280 m | 21.8 mi |
| California Peak | W 270° | 4,221 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hamilton Peak | W 259° | 4,154 m | 20.7 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | SSE 160° | 4,140 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | SSE 157° | 4,136 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheep MTN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358928244
Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 24 mi
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