South River Peak
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. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
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
- 3,994 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
77 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Coller Wildlife Area: 18.3 mi
- Seime Park: 19.3 mi
- Brown Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
- Basham Park: 19.4 mi
- Sally Overlook: 17.1 mi
- Rio Grande Palisades: 18.2 mi
- Rock Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Overlook Cliff Rocks: 23.4 mi
- End of Trail Turn Around: 23.8 mi
- Piedra Falls: 8.8 mi
- Treasure Falls: 10.8 mi
- South Clear Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- North Clear Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Paradise: 21.3 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
- The Mother Spring: 21.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
- Columbine Pinic Ground: 11.7 mi
- Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site: 16.2 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Shaw Creek: 24.9 mi
- Creede Underground Mining Museum: 19.8 mi
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 21.1 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Creede Fork: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South River Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hossick Peak | W 277° | 3,952 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chief Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,952 m | 13.2 mi |
| Fisher Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,916 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hope | ESE 109° | 3,894 m | 6.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | E 83° | 3,859 m | 7.1 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | NE 44° | 3,854 m | 4.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 207° | 3,835 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | E 96° | 3,833 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hermit 8 SE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358925892
Take the scenic way to South River Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.