- Elevation, modelled
- 2,551 m
- Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
- Blanca Peak4,374 m · 8.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Frontier Pathways30.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7000, -105.5242
Denton Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 2,551 m. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the south-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Sand Dunes Sign, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Frontier Pathways passes 30 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Denton Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | SSE 166° | 4,374 m | 8.7 mi |
| Crestone Peak | N 350° | 4,359 m | 18.7 mi |
| East Crestone Peak | N 350° | 4,359 m | 18.8 mi |
| Crestone Needle | N 351° | 4,329 m | 18.5 mi |
| Kit Carson Mountain | NNW 348° | 4,319 m | 19.8 mi |
| Challenger Point | NNW 347° | 4,294 m | 19.9 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | N 355° | 4,289 m | 19.2 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | SSE 168° | 4,282 m | 8.3 mi |
- 30.3 mi off the Frontier PathwaysNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Carbonate Mountain: 2.4 mi
- High Dune: 3.5 mi
- Star Dune: 4.0 mi
- Hidden Dune: 5.3 mi
- Highest Dune: 5.3 mi
- San Luis Lake SWA: 11.6 mi
- Blanca Park: 18.2 mi
- Fort Garland Park: 19.4 mi
- Mosca Community Park: 19.5 mi
- Hooper Public Park: 19.5 mi
- Mosca Spring: 2.5 mi
- Patton Spring: 17.2 mi
- Bailey Spring: 17.4 mi
- Trover Spring: 17.6 mi
- Cedar Spring: 17.6 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 1.3 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 5.0 mi
- Colorado Gators Reptile Park: 18.9 mi
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169: 24.4 mi
- Hooper Town Park: 19.6 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 19.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 19.9 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 19.7 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 22.5 mi
- San Luis Valley Museum: 24.5 mi
- Windy Point: 20.8 mi
- Copperstain Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Hansen Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Zapata Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rio Grande Healthy Living Park: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Sand Dunes NP & Preserve, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Sand Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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