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Walsen Crag

Walsen Crag, seen from above at true elevation

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. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2045 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.62723, -104.82193

Overlooks nearby

Around it

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 6
  • 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
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • West Beach Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 2.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Iron Spring: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Apache Falls: 18.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Apishapa Arche: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Spanish PeakSSW 209°4,140 m19.8 mi
Spanish PeaksSSW 206°4,136 m19.2 mi
East Spanish PeakSSW 198°3,859 m17.0 mi
Greenhorn MountainNNW 329°3,763 m20.4 mi
North PeakNNW 329°3,724 m22.2 mi
Harrison PeakSW 231°3,534 m24.8 mi
Mount MestasW 260°3,524 m18.1 mi
Iron MountainW 272°3,479 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343542495868737164534233
Precip in0.80.81.72.31.81.32.22.20.81.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358929748

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