Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 4,119 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Macomber Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Tower Mountain, elevation 13,558 ft (4,132 m), is a summit located northeast of Silverton, Colorado.
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Wikidata Q14685127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,119 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 4.4 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arrastra Gulch · 2 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Macomber Peak: 0.8 mi
- Dome Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Storm Peak: 1.3 mi
- Emery Peak: 2.2 mi
- Bonita Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mayflower Mill: 2.0 mi
- Old Hundred Mine: 3.1 mi
- Old Hundred Boarding House: 3.2 mi
- Old Hundred Tram Station: 3.2 mi
- Big Giant Tram Station: 3.6 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 8.8 mi
- Deep South: 10.9 mi
- South Park: 10.9 mi
- New Funtier: 11.1 mi
- Grad School: 11.2 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 4.0 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 4.6 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.7 mi
- Animas Forks: 5.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Ironton Park: 6.1 mi
- Molas Park: 8.1 mi
- Town Park: 11.3 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 11.6 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 8.8 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.1 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Eureka: 3.5 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 5.4 mi
- Guston: 5.5 mi
- Animas Forks: 5.9 mi
- Ironton: 6.1 mi
- Marian Shrine: 4.0 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.7 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.8 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.9 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 20.4 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Lake City Museum: 20.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rico 2: 24.7 mi
- Rico 1: 24.7 mi
- Bike path access: 24.3 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | ENE 59° | 4,285 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ENE 63° | 4,215 m | 5.9 mi |
| Half Peak | E 87° | 4,209 m | 8.6 mi |
| Niagara Peak | ENE 66° | 4,202 m | 5.4 mi |
| American Peak | ENE 64° | 4,184 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wood Mountain | NE 37° | 4,158 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gravel Mountain | NNE 32° | 4,136 m | 8.4 mi |
| Crown Mountain | ENE 72° | 4,120 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923248
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 10 mi
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