Wasatch Mountain
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Wasatch Mountain rises to 4,127 m in Colorado. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is La Junta Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Wasatch Mountain is a 13,555-foot (4,132 m) mountain in the San Miguel Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q49087703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4127 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 27.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 5 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 10 mi
- Look Out Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- La Junta Peak: 0.7 mi
- Oscar's Peak: 1.0 mi
- Gold Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bridal Peak: 1.8 mi
- Lewis Mill: 1.4 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 2.6 mi
- The Steps: 2.9 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 3.0 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 3.8 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 10.1 mi
- Kid's Wall: 10.9 mi
- School Room: 10.9 mi
- Trestle and Mixed Alcove: 10.9 mi
- Pic 'o the Vic: 10.9 mi
- Tomboy: 3.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 6.9 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 8.6 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 2.9 mi
- Ames Falls: 5.2 mi
- Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Ore Station Park: 3.4 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Ironton Park: 7.5 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Tomboy: 3.9 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 5.2 mi
- Guston: 6.0 mi
- Sneffels: 6.4 mi
- Ironton: 7.0 mi
- Marian Shrine: 8.9 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.5 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Rico 1: 18.3 mi
- Rico 2: 18.3 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.3 mi
- Bike path access: 21.4 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 23.2 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Wasatch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | N 1° | 4,315.4 m | 7.9 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | SSW 196° | 4,212 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potosi Peak | NNE 20° | 4,195 m | 7.3 mi |
| Golden Horn | SSW 195° | 4,188 m | 6.1 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | SSW 206° | 4,186 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | S 188° | 4,180 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fuller Peak | SSW 192° | 4,177 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | N 9° | 4,175 m | 8.0 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 | 20:38 |
| 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187174 — Wasatch Mountain, San Miguel County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358922887
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 12 mi
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