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South River Peak

South River Peak, seen from above at true elevation

South River Peak rises to 3,994 m in Colorado. Hossick Peak stands 3,952 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Piedra Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

South River Peak, elevation 13,154 ft (4,009 m), is a summit in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, United States. The mountain is in the Weminuche Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57389, -106.98171

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Piedra Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Palomino Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Red Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Beautiful Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Sawtooth Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
  • Coller Wildlife Area: 18.3 mi
  • Seime Park: 19.3 mi
  • Brown Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Piedra Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Treasure Falls: 10.8 mi
  • South Clear Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • North Clear Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Paradise: 21.3 mi
  • Pagosa Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
  • The Mother Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
  • Columbine Pinic Ground: 11.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Creede Underground Mining Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Pagosa Springs History Museum: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Creede Fork: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of South River Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hossick PeakW 277°3,952.3 m14.1 mi
Chief MountainWNW 289°3,952 m13.2 mi
Fisher MountainNNE 23°3,916 m6.2 mi
Mount HopeESE 109°3,894 m6.4 mi
UnnamedW 273°3,891.7 m14.6 mi
UnnamedWNW 293°3,883.152 m10.8 mi
Table MountainE 83°3,859 m7.1 mi
Beautiful MountainNE 44°3,854 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1316:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161928374554605851412917
Precip in0.60.80.90.70.80.61.92.41.71.01.00.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hermit 8 SE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358925892

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