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.
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
- 3807 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
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
- Hot Spring: 5.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
- White Water Spring: 14.2 mi
- Biebel Springs: 17.2 mi
- Erickson Springs: 18.2 mi
- Trailhead Children's Museum: 3.3 mi
- Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: 3.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.5 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
- Oliver's Cabin: 16.1 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 18.8 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 20.7 mi
- Judd Falls: 9.5 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 16.5 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 14.9 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° | 4,352.2 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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