Walsen Crag
Walsen Crag rises to 2,045 m in Colorado. West Spanish Peak stands 4,140 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is West Beach Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.4 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 1.3 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,045 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 20.8 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
69 named places within 25 miles
- Huerfano Butte: 8.8 mi
- Bradford Mesa: 9.0 mi
- Black Hills: 9.6 mi
- Tombstone Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.9 mi
- Pinon Hill: 11.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Big Wall: 16.4 mi
- Profile Rock: 16.5 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 18.4 mi
- City Park: 1.8 mi
- Railroad Park: 13.1 mi
- Greenhorn Meadows Park: 21.4 mi
- Rye Mountain Park: 21.6 mi
- Rye Park: 21.7 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 2.2 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 2.2 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 2.3 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 21.2 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 22.7 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Apache Falls: 18.2 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walsen Crag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Spanish Peak | SSW 209° | 4,140 m | 19.8 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | SSW 206° | 4,136 m | 19.2 mi |
| East Spanish Peak | SSW 198° | 3,859 m | 17.0 mi |
| Greenhorn Mountain | NNW 329° | 3,763 m | 20.4 mi |
| North Peak | NNW 329° | 3,724 m | 22.2 mi |
| Harrison Peak | SW 231° | 3,534 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Mestas | W 260° | 3,524 m | 18.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 272° | 3,479 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358929748
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