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Tanks Peak

Tanks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tanks Peak rises to 2,651 m in Colorado. Zenobia Peak stands 2,741 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoonover Buttes, a peak 3.8 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 18 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

Tanks Peak, elevation 8,726 ft (2,660 m), is a summit in the Uinta Range located northeast of Dinosaur in Moffat County, Colorado.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42580, -108.76594

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • DryWoman: 4.0 mi
  • Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Harper's Corner: 15.0 mi
  • Echo Park Overlook: 15.3 mi
Parks: 6
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 13.1 mi
  • Point of Pines Recreation Site: 16.4 mi
  • City Park: 17.9 mi
  • Park: 22.9 mi
  • East End Park: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Wagon Wheel Overlook: 4.8 mi
  • Harding Hole Overlook: 5.7 mi
  • Josie Morris Cabin: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Charcoal Likns: 11.9 mi
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 16.7 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 18.3 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • On-Off Falls: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tanks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zenobia PeakNNW 336°2,741 m13.7 mi
Wild MountainNW 315°2,696 m22.4 mi
Douglas MountainNNW 341°2,637 m15.1 mi
Wild MountainNW 311°2,628 m17.8 mi
Round Top MountainW 278°2,614 m8.0 mi
Buena Vista PeakW 277°2,613 m8.4 mi
Diamond MountainNNW 335°2,598 m23.4 mi
Moose Head MountainSW 215°2,588 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4620:0820:49
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3616:0916:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222738465566737061493523
Precip in1.11.01.21.31.60.91.01.01.61.61.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massadona 3E, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 170773 — Tanks Peak, Moffat County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358907059

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