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Waugh Mountain

Waugh Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Waugh Mountain rises to 3,564 m in Colorado. Black Mountain stands 3,554 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoney Face Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 15 miles off.

The story

Waugh Mountain, elevation 11,716 ft (3,571 m), is a summit in Fremont County, Colorado.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3564 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60194, -105.69528

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Stoney Face Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Loco Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Burris Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Green Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 6.1 mi
Parks: 16
  • Riverside Park: 16.5 mi
  • Alpine Park: 16.8 mi
  • Thonhoff Park: 17.0 mi
  • Horse Park: 17.4 mi
  • Little River Ranch Park: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Captain Zipline: 13.7 mi
  • Riverboat Works: 16.4 mi
  • Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 21.2 mi
  • Royal Gorge Bridge: 22.2 mi
  • Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Thompson Point: 16.6 mi
  • Far Side: 24.6 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 24.7 mi
  • Bulge Wall: 24.7 mi
  • California Ethics Pinnacle: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Mod Buffalo: 16.7 mi
  • Allosaurus: 21.3 mi
  • Anklyosaurus: 21.3 mi
  • Brachiosaurus: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Oak Springs: 24.3 mi
  • Oak Springs: 24.3 mi
  • Hayden Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • The Salida Museum: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Twin Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Idlewilde Picnic Area: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Waugh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainN 3°3,554 m8.1 mi
Thirtynine Mile MountainNNE 25°3,517 m17.6 mi
Stoney Face MountainWSW 241°3,465 m2.8 mi
Loco MountainSE 125°3,415 m3.4 mi
Jack Hall MountainSW 231°3,345 m6.4 mi
Cameron MountainW 279°3,331 m12.1 mi
Burris MountainESE 114°3,262 m4.0 mi
Dicks PeakNNE 12°3,253 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0416:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272735404960636155453526
Precip in0.60.91.61.82.11.23.53.51.61.10.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358927057

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