Sister Peak
Sister Peak rises to 3,134 m in Colorado. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 0.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,134 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 20.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 1 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 7 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 0.2 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Whitehouse Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Ridgway: 3.7 mi
- Potosi Peak: 4.3 mi
- Five Fingers: 1.0 mi
- Stump Wall: 1.0 mi
- Scottish Gullies: 1.1 mi
- Lower Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Cowboy Up: 1.2 mi
- Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour: 2.2 mi
- Fort Peabody: 7.2 mi
- The Wall: 7.5 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 7.5 mi
- The Steps: 8.3 mi
- Fellin Park: 0.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.2 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 1.2 mi
- Ironton Park: 6.4 mi
- Town Park: 9.1 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 7.0 mi
- Tomboy: 7.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Animas Forks: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 1.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Twin Falls: 5.0 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sneffels: 5.0 mi
- Ironton: 6.6 mi
- Tomboy: 7.3 mi
- Guston: 7.7 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 8.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 0.9 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 1.0 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 1.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 15.1 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 20.2 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- Lake City Museum: 20.2 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Bike path access: 12.0 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Sister Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | WSW 253° | 4,315 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | ENE 77° | 4,274 m | 9.9 mi |
| Potosi Peak | SW 231° | 4,195 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | WSW 250° | 4,175 m | 4.8 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | WSW 245° | 4,172 m | 4.4 mi |
| Dallas Peak | WSW 249° | 4,168 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | WSW 243° | 4,162 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wood Mountain | SE 124° | 4,158 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray #2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924334
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- Southwestern Colorado · 21 mi
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