Sultan Mountain
Sultan Mountain rises to 4,062 m in Colorado. Vermilion Peak stands 4,212 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Turk, a peak 0.8 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Sultan Mountain, elevation 13,373 ft (4,076 m), is a peak of the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado. It is located southwest of the town of Silverton.
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Wikidata Q14685115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,062 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 2.2 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 26.4 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Molas Pass · 3 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 5 mi
- Twilight Peak · 7 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Turk: 0.8 mi
- Spencer Peak: 0.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Anvil Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kendall Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mayflower Mill: 5.1 mi
- Big Giant Tram Station: 5.7 mi
- Old Hundred Mine: 7.0 mi
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 7.4 mi
- Lewis Mill: 7.5 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 13.9 mi
- Overlook Point: 14.1 mi
- Deep South: 15.7 mi
- South Park: 15.7 mi
- New Funtier: 15.9 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 2.6 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 5.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 9.8 mi
- Tomboy: 10.9 mi
- Molas Park: 2.8 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Ironton Park: 10.6 mi
- Town Park: 11.7 mi
- Ore Station Park: 12.0 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 8.1 mi
- Guston: 9.1 mi
- Eureka: 10.0 mi
- Needleton: 10.1 mi
- Ironton: 10.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 2.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 16.5 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 16.5 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 16.6 mi
- Rico 2: 18.8 mi
- Rico 1: 18.8 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sultan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Peak | W 278° | 4,212 m | 6.9 mi |
| Arrow Peak | SE 141° | 4,204 m | 8.2 mi |
| Vestal Peak | SE 140° | 4,201 m | 8.7 mi |
| Golden Horn | W 281° | 4,188 m | 6.7 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | W 267° | 4,186 m | 8.8 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | WSW 257° | 4,186 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | WNW 295° | 4,180 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fuller Peak | W 276° | 4,177 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:15 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923239
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- Southwestern Colorado · 4 mi
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