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Summit Peak

Summit Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Peak rises to 4,023 m in Colorado. Bennett Peak stands 4,026 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Montezuma Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Summit Peak, elevation 13,307 ft (4,056 m), sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.

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Wikidata Q7637850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4023 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35084, -106.69670

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Montezuma Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Long Trek Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Prospect Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Sand Moutain: 4.9 mi
  • Nipple Mountain: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • V Rock: 16.5 mi
  • Overlook Cliff Rocks: 21.9 mi
  • End of Trail Turn Around: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Paradise: 18.2 mi
  • Pagosa Hot Spring: 18.2 mi
  • The Mother Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
  • Columbine Pinic Ground: 15.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • South Pagosa Park: 18.7 mi
  • Brown Memorial Park: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Pagosa Springs History Museum: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Summit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bennett PeakENE 58°4,026 m17.1 mi
Conejos PeakESE 122°4,011 m8.1 mi
Montezuma PeakN 11°3,987 m1.6 mi
Long Trek MountainNNE 20°3,911 m2.6 mi
Mount HopeNW 324°3,894 m16.4 mi
Banded PeakSSE 167°3,892 m17.5 mi
North MountainNE 36°3,868 m8.6 mi
Windy MountainENE 64°3,845 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358926042

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