Summit Peak
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
- 4,023 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- V Rock: 16.5 mi
- Overlook Cliff Rocks: 21.9 mi
- End of Trail Turn Around: 22.1 mi
- Paradise: 18.2 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 18.2 mi
- The Mother Spring: 18.3 mi
- Treasure Falls: 11.6 mi
- Piedra Falls: 23.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
- Columbine Pinic Ground: 15.1 mi
- South Pagosa Park: 18.7 mi
- Brown Memorial Park: 22.7 mi
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 17.7 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Shaw Creek: 24.2 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Summit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Peak | ENE 58° | 4,026 m | 17.1 mi |
| Conejos Peak | ESE 122° | 4,011 m | 8.1 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | N 11° | 3,987 m | 1.6 mi |
| Long Trek Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,911 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 324° | 3,894 m | 16.4 mi |
| Banded Peak | SSE 167° | 3,892 m | 17.5 mi |
| North Mountain | NE 36° | 3,868 m | 8.6 mi |
| Windy Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,845 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358926042
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