Storm Peak
Storm Peak rises to 4,086 m in Colorado. Jones Mountain stands 4,215 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Storm Peak is a 13,495-foot-elevation (4,113-meter) summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q49078635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,086 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 3.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arrastra Gulch · 2 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Macomber Peak: 1.7 mi
- Emery Peak: 2.5 mi
- Dome Mountain: 2.6 mi
- McMillan Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mayflower Mill: 2.4 mi
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 3.2 mi
- Old Hundred Mine: 4.2 mi
- Big Giant Tram Station: 4.3 mi
- Old Hundred Boarding House: 4.4 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 8.5 mi
- Deep South: 10.6 mi
- South Park: 10.6 mi
- New Funtier: 10.8 mi
- Grad School: 10.8 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 3.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.0 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 5.1 mi
- Animas Forks: 6.5 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Ironton Park: 5.5 mi
- Molas Park: 7.8 mi
- Town Park: 10.1 mi
- Ore Station Park: 10.5 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 7.6 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 7.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 4.3 mi
- Guston: 4.6 mi
- Eureka: 4.7 mi
- Ironton: 5.4 mi
- Animas Forks: 6.6 mi
- Marian Shrine: 3.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.4 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.5 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 21.5 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 21.1 mi
- Lake City Museum: 21.4 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Rico 1: 23.6 mi
- Rico 2: 23.6 mi
- Bike path access: 23.9 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Storm Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mountain | ENE 69° | 4,215 m | 7.1 mi |
| Niagara Peak | ENE 71° | 4,202 m | 6.6 mi |
| American Peak | ENE 69° | 4,184 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lookout Peak | W 272° | 4,151 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | WNW 285° | 4,127 m | 8.4 mi |
| Crown Mountain | ENE 77° | 4,120 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | E 96° | 4,119 m | 1.3 mi |
| Telluride Peak | NW 313° | 4,117 m | 6.6 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 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923219
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 10 mi
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