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Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site

Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site from directly overhead

Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,583 m. San Luis Peak stands 4,274 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ute Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.77667, -106.83393

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ute Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Mine Hill: 2.4 mi
  • McClelland Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Snowshoe Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Turret Peak: 5.3 mi
Parks: 5
  • Basham Park: 7.3 mi
  • Seime Park: 7.3 mi
  • Silver Skate Park: 7.6 mi
  • Coller Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
  • Brown Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Phoenix Park Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • South Clear Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • North Clear Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Treasure Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Piedra Falls: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Columbine Pinic Ground: 15.2 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Ground: 16.6 mi
  • Cebolla Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Creede Fork: 6.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Creede Underground Mining Museum: 7.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Luis PeakNNW 340°4,273.8 m15.5 mi
Stewart PeakNNW 344°4,253 m17.7 mi
Organ MountainNNW 347°4,185 m15.2 mi
La Garita PeakN 358°4,178 m9.8 mi
Baldy AltoNNW 343°4,177 m16.5 mi
South River PeakSSW 210°3,994 m16.2 mi
Mesa MountainNE 51°3,954 m14.0 mi
Fisher MountainSW 214°3,916 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4619:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2016:1116:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121728374554605851402713
Precip in0.80.81.01.01.00.82.02.71.81.31.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creede WTP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13615783222

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