Whetstone Mountain
Whetstone Mountain rises to 3,807 m in Colorado. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is CBCS Community Garden, a garden 3.0 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 23 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Whetstone Mountain, elevation 12,527 ft (3,818 m), is a summit in the Gunnison National Forest of western Colorado. The mountain is located 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Crested Butte in Gunnison County. Whetstone Mountain is one of several prominent laccoliths found in the West Elk Mountains.
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Wikidata Q14685188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,807 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
112 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Axtell: 3.2 mi
- Carbon Peak: 3.9 mi
- Crested Butte: 4.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Mount Emmons: 5.9 mi
- Big Mine Park: 3.1 mi
- Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
- Henderson Park: 3.2 mi
- Totem Pole Park: 3.4 mi
- Emerald Lake: 13.3 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 18.0 mi
- Riverway: 21.0 mi
- Neversink: 21.3 mi
- Cooper Ranch: 21.9 mi
- White Water Spring: 14.2 mi
- Biebel Springs: 17.2 mi
- Erickson Springs: 18.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 22.6 mi
- Poison Spring: 23.9 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 3.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.5 mi
- Marble Museum: 20.7 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Mill: 17.7 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 24.0 mi
- Judd Falls: 9.5 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 16.5 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 16.1 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 18.8 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 3.1 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- The Raggeds: 21.4 mi
- Hartman Rocks: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whetstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | NNE 26° | 4,352 m | 14.4 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | NNE 25° | 4,271 m | 14.8 mi |
| Star Peak | NE 42° | 4,112 m | 14.6 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | NNE 14° | 4,110 m | 11.3 mi |
| Treasury Mountain | NNW 334° | 4,080 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hilliard Peak | NNE 15° | 4,079 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pearl Mountain | NE 35° | 4,056 m | 13.5 mi |
| Italian Mountain | NE 55° | 4,023 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924561
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