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Thirtynine Mile Mountain

Thirtynine Mile Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thirtynine Mile Mountain rises to 3,517 m in Colorado. Waugh Mountain stands 3,564 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

The story

Thirtynine Mile Mountain, elevation 11,553 ft (3,521 m), is a summit in the Front Range of the Pike National Forest in central Colorado.

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Wikidata Q14685122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83222, -105.55500

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Saddle Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Threemile Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Dicks Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Castle Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Cover Mountain: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Elevenmile Dome: 11.8 mi
  • The Tooth: 11.9 mi
  • Thompson Point: 19.2 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 21.5 mi
  • Peg Leg Wall: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Top view: 14.7 mi
  • Shale Outcrop: 15.5 mi
  • The Big Stump: 15.6 mi
  • COLORADO WOLF AND WILDLIFE CENTER: 19.7 mi
  • Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 21.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Elevenmile State Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Horse Park: 11.7 mi
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: 16.2 mi
  • Florissant Children's Park: 16.8 mi
  • Mountain View Adventure Park: 20.5 mi
Museums: 7
  • Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Outlaws & Law Men Jail Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Cripple Creek District Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Cripple Creek District Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Cripple Creek District Museum: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rita the Rock Planter: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Gresson Ore Sorting: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Thirtynine Mile Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waugh MountainSSW 205°3,564 m17.6 mi
Black MountainSW 222°3,554 m10.6 mi
Stoney Face MountainSSW 210°3,465 m20.0 mi
Schoolmarm MountainN 354°3,442 m19.7 mi
Martlnad PeakN 357°3,438 m18.6 mi
Badger MountainN 9°3,434 m15.1 mi
Loco MountainSSW 195°3,415 m18.5 mi
Stoll MountainNNE 15°3,299 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5220:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161929374656626053423018
Precip in0.30.30.60.91.41.22.22.21.10.60.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake George 8 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358926880

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