Vermilion Peak
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Vermilion Peak rises to 4,212 m in Colorado. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Horn, a peak 0.4 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Vermilion Peak is a mountain in Colorado. It is one of 637 Colorado peaks above 13,000 feet (13,900 ft). It is located in the San Juan Range, and is the 74th highest mountain in Colorado. It is named Vermilion Peak because of the red-orange color it takes on when the sun shines on it. It is 9.7 miles ESE of Gladstone Peak.
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Wikidata Q7921597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4212 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 7 mi
- Twilight Peak · 8 mi
- Molas Pass · 8 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Horn: 0.4 mi
- Fuller Peak: 0.5 mi
- Beattie Peak: 0.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 0.9 mi
- Ulysses S Grant Peak: 2.1 mi
- Lewis Mill: 6.2 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 8.9 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Southeastern): 9.2 mi
- The Steps: 9.3 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 9.5 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 15.9 mi
- Hermosa Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Overlook Point: 17.1 mi
- South Park: 17.1 mi
- Deep South: 17.1 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Ames Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 9.3 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 8.6 mi
- Tomboy: 10.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 12.0 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 12.1 mi
- Molas Park: 8.7 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Town Park: 9.4 mi
- Ore Station Park: 9.5 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 10.0 mi
- Tomboy: 10.3 mi
- Guston: 11.1 mi
- Ironton: 12.3 mi
- Sneffels: 12.9 mi
- Marian Shrine: 8.9 mi
- historic mine cart: 17.7 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 17.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 17.8 mi
- historic mine cart: 17.8 mi
- Rico 1: 13.0 mi
- Rico 2: 13.0 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 24.8 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Vermilion Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | WNW 287° | 4,344 m | 9.3 mi |
| El Diente Peak | WNW 286° | 4,310 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wilson Peak | WNW 296° | 4,274 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gladstone Peak | WNW 291° | 4,230 m | 9.0 mi |
| Golden Horn | NNE 27° | 4,188 m | 0.4 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | SW 235° | 4,186 m | 2.4 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSW 212° | 4,186 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | NE 34° | 4,180 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358923162
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 8 mi
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