Wilson Peak
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Wilson Peak rises to 4,274 m in Colorado. Mount Wilson stands 4,344 m to the south-southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gladstone Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Wilson Peak is a 14,020.4-foot (4,273 m) mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of the Uncompahgre National Forest, in the northwestern San Juan Mountains. It is the highest point in San Miguel County, and the third highest point of the Wilson massif, which includes nearby Mount Wilson and El Diente Peak. The mountain was named for A.D. Wilson, the chief topographer with the Hayden Survey. Nearby Mount Wilson also honors him. The original indigenous name for the mountain was Shandoka, which translates to "Storm Maker", a reference to the peak's effect on local weather patterns.
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Wikidata Q8023165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4274 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Alpine Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 5 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Twilight Peak · 16 mi
- Molas Pass · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gladstone Peak: 1.1 mi
- Fowler Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Wilson: 1.5 mi
- El Diente Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cross Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Haskill Hill: 15.5 mi
- The Rincon: 19.4 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 20.0 mi
- Pease Point: 20.0 mi
- Shithouse Wall (Closed): 20.0 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 10.7 mi
- Lewis Mill: 11.5 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 12.2 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 12.9 mi
- The Steps: 12.9 mi
- Ames Falls: 5.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.4 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 12.9 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Ore Station Park: 10.7 mi
- Town Park: 11.0 mi
- Louis M Jones Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Ironton Park: 17.9 mi
- Tomboy: 13.6 mi
- Sneffels: 15.1 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 15.7 mi
- Guston: 16.5 mi
- Ironton: 17.3 mi
- Tomboy: 13.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 17.3 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 17.4 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Marian Shrine: 17.7 mi
- historic mine cart: 20.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 20.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 20.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 20.5 mi
- Rico 1: 11.2 mi
- Rico 2: 11.3 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 23.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 21.8 mi
- Spruce Spring: 24.6 mi
- Haviland Lake SWA: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Wilson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | SSW 194° | 4,344 m | 1.5 mi |
| El Diente Peak | SW 219° | 4,310 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gladstone Peak | S 175° | 4,230 m | 1.1 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ESE 116° | 4,212 m | 9.5 mi |
| Golden Horn | ESE 114° | 4,188 m | 9.5 mi |
| San Miguel Peak | SE 130° | 4,186 m | 8.6 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 137° | 4,186 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | ESE 104° | 4,180 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187455 — Wilson Peak, San Miguel County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358923075
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- Southwestern Colorado · 17 mi
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