Tomichi Dome
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Tomichi Dome rises to 3,498 m in Colorado. Mount Aetna stands 4,160 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 24 miles off.
The story
Tomichi Dome rises north of U.S. Highway 50 west of Hot Springs Creek and south of Waunita Hot Springs Reservoir in the southeast quarter of Gunnison County, Colorado. It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest.
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Wikidata Q7818878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3498 m
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 28.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Quakey Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Coyote Hill: 5.1 mi
- Copper Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Mill Hill: 6.7 mi
- Gunnison City Mountain Park: 21.2 mi
- Jorgensen Park: 21.5 mi
- Jorgensen Park: 21.5 mi
- American Legion Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
- Court House Square: 21.8 mi
- Prospector Spring: 9.6 mi
- East Parlin Spring: 10.8 mi
- Valdez Spring: 11.6 mi
- Sage Hen Spring: 12.5 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.7 mi
- Whitepine: 8.3 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 16.0 mi
- St. Elmo: 18.1 mi
- Tincup: 18.8 mi
- Alpine: 20.5 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 18.0 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 18.0 mi
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 18.0 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 21.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 21.4 mi
- The Palisades: 12.2 mi
- V Rock: 14.0 mi
- Windy Point: 20.8 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Monarch Scenic Tram: 11.1 mi
- Alpine Station Historic Town: 12.6 mi
- Limekiln: 15.8 mi
- Hancock: 14.0 mi
- Browns Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Hartman Rocks: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Tomichi Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aetna | ENE 58° | 4,160 m | 13.3 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 61° | 4,145 m | 14.1 mi |
| Monumental Peak | NE 51° | 4,067 m | 11.9 mi |
| Henry Mountain | NNW 340° | 4,042 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fairview Peak | N 358° | 4,029 m | 13.7 mi |
| Fitzpatrick Peak | NNE 16° | 3,979 m | 15.3 mi |
| Van Wirt Mountain | NE 47° | 3,957 m | 12.2 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,954 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sargents, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 189685 — Tomichi Dome, Gunnison County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358925250
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