Treasure Mountain
Treasure Mountain rises to 3,908 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sound Democrat Mill, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49084694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3908 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 5.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 4 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eureka Mountain: 1.1 mi
- California Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hanson Peak: 1.5 mi
- Houghton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tuttle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 0.6 mi
- Frisco Mill: 1.3 mi
- Animas Forks: 1.3 mi
- Duncan House: 1.4 mi
- The Wall: 2.6 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 6.0 mi
- Deep South: 8.0 mi
- South Park: 8.1 mi
- New Funtier: 8.3 mi
- Grad School: 8.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 9.7 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 9.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.2 mi
- Animas Forks: 1.3 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 5.2 mi
- Whitecross: 5.3 mi
- Tellurium: 5.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Ironton Park: 5.0 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.6 mi
- Fellin Park: 9.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.4 mi
- Animas Forks: 1.4 mi
- Eureka: 2.6 mi
- Ironton: 5.4 mi
- Guston: 5.8 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 6.5 mi
- Marian Shrine: 8.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.9 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.9 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.0 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 9.0 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lake City Museum: 16.5 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.9 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Bike path access: 21.3 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Treasure Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | E 92° | 4,284.8 m | 4.3 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | ENE 78° | 4,280 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | E 86° | 4,269 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ESE 112° | 4,215 m | 3.4 mi |
| Half Peak | ESE 119° | 4,209 m | 7.3 mi |
| Niagara Peak | ESE 123° | 4,202 m | 3.2 mi |
| American Peak | ESE 105° | 4,184 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wood Mountain | NE 48° | 4,158 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187398 — Treasure Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358923019
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- Southwestern Colorado · 15 mi
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