Smelter Mountain
Smelter Mountain rises to 2,354 m in Colorado. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bodo SWA, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Smelter Mountain is part of the La Plata Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is located in the Bodo State Wildlife Area, 1.2 miles (2 km) southwest of the community of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. Smelter Mountain rises over 1,200 ft (370 m) above the town, and the lower slope of the mountain was home to the Durango smelter, hence the name of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from Smelter Mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. A 1.2 mile hiking trail leads to the summit, and other recreational activities include hunting and paragliding.
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Wikidata Q49074728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,354 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 1.6 mi
- Perins Peak: 2.0 mi
- Basin Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Animas City Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Florida Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 1.1 mi
- Historic Tram Park: 1.5 mi
- Schneider Park: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rita - Whitewater Park: 1.5 mi
- Roosa Park: 1.6 mi
- Bodo SWA: 0.7 mi
- BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Animas #2 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 18.8 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 19.6 mi
- Barnroof Point: 4.8 mi
- Rands Point: 9.0 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 19.5 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 20.2 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Rail Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 1.8 mi
- Animas Museum: 3.1 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 21.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 1.5 mi
- Indian Ruins: 20.5 mi
- Caviness Spring: 15.0 mi
- Valley View Spring: 15.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.3 mi
- Durango Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Mayday: 11.2 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 22.1 mi
- Dryfall: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Smelter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | NW 322° | 4,033 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Moss | NW 322° | 4,022 m | 15.4 mi |
| Lavender Peak | NW 322° | 4,020 m | 15.7 mi |
| Spiller Peak | NW 319° | 4,000 m | 15.2 mi |
| Centennial Peak | NW 324° | 3,981 m | 15.8 mi |
| Babcock Peak | NW 321° | 3,968 m | 14.8 mi |
| Diorite Peak | NNW 327° | 3,889 m | 14.6 mi |
| Burwell Peak | NW 317° | 3,857 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durango, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 184160 — Smelter Mountain, La Plata County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358920294
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