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.
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.
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Wikidata Q14685104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3994 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
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
- Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
- Coller Wildlife Area: 18.3 mi
- Seime Park: 19.3 mi
- Brown Memorial Park: 19.3 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 15.4 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° | 3,952.3 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 |
| Unnamed | W 273° | 3,891.7 m | 14.6 mi |
| Unnamed | WNW 293° | 3,883.152 m | 10.8 mi |
| Table Mountain | E 83° | 3,859 m | 7.1 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | NE 44° | 3,854 m | 4.2 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
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