Turret Peak
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Turret Peak rises to 4,211 m in Colorado. North Eolus stands 4,311 m to the east, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Needle Mountains Peak Fifteen, a peak 0.2 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Pigeon Peak. It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. Turret Peak is the 89th highest independent peak in Colorado.
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Wikidata Q7856231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4211 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 29.5 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Molas Pass · 8 mi
- Twilight Peak · 9 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 14 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Needle Mountains Peak Fifteen: 0.2 mi
- Little Finger: 0.4 mi
- Pigeon Peak: 0.5 mi
- Needle Mountains Peak Sixteen: 0.6 mi
- Mount Eolus: 1.0 mi
- Soaring Tree Top Adventures: 8.8 mi
- Big Giant Tram Station: 12.6 mi
- Buffalo Boy Tram House: 13.4 mi
- Old Hundred Mine: 13.9 mi
- Mayflower Mill: 13.9 mi
- Molas Park: 8.7 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
- Horse Thief Park: 14.4 mi
- Old Timers Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
- Ironton Park: 21.4 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 11.5 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 13.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 20.8 mi
- Animas Forks: 21.3 mi
- Needleton: 3.0 mi
- Eureka: 17.9 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 19.4 mi
- Guston: 20.2 mi
- Ironton: 21.2 mi
- Overlook Point: 3.6 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Lakeview: 16.7 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 22.3 mi
- Rands Point: 22.6 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Ames Falls: 21.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 21.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 11.5 mi
- BLM - Animas City Mountain: 25.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 12.7 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Turret Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Eolus | E 99° | 4,311 m | 1.0 mi |
| Windom Peak | E 99° | 4,296 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Eolus | ESE 113° | 4,295 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sunlight Peak | E 90° | 4,287 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pigeon Peak | NW 315° | 4,247 m | 0.5 mi |
| Jagged Mountain | ENE 68° | 4,213 m | 3.3 mi |
| Jupiter Mountain | ESE 112° | 4,212 m | 2.8 mi |
| Trinity Peaks | NE 39° | 4,210 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923469
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- Southwestern Colorado · 8 mi
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