- Elevation, modelled
- 2,181 m
- Tallest summit within 19.6 miles
- Mount Gunnison3,860 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand Mesa20.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7979, -107.5723
Mays Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 2,181 m. Mount Gunnison stands 3,860 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Spring No 1, a spring 0.4 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Mays Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gunnison | E 84° | 3,860 m | 10.3 mi |
| East Beckwith Mountain | E 80° | 3,772 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Guero | ESE 118° | 3,674 m | 11.4 mi |
| West Beckwith Mountain | ENE 75° | 3,670 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,616 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 137° | 3,592 m | 12.9 mi |
| Coal Mountain | E 99° | 3,567 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bonfisk Peak | ESE 123° | 3,523 m | 19.4 mi |
- 20.3 mi off the Grand MesaNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cedaredge Overlook · 26 mi
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Landsend Peak: 2.2 mi
- Mount Lamborn: 2.7 mi
- Elephant Hill: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Hill: 4.5 mi
- Coal Mountain: 4.8 mi
Springs: 16
- Clark Spring No 1: 0.4 mi
- Corral Spring No 1: 0.4 mi
- Bell Creek Springs: 0.4 mi
- Stephens Spring: 0.5 mi
- Corral Spring No 2: 0.6 mi
Parks: 8
- Poulos Park: 5.0 mi
- Northfork Miners Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Paonia Park: 5.2 mi
- Paonia River Park: 5.4 mi
- Crawford Town Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Windy Point: 12.5 mi
- Iron Point: 13.0 mi
- Lombard Slides: 15.4 mi
- Painted Wall: 17.2 mi
- Red Rocks: 19.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Paonia Museum: 5.4 mi
- Bowie Schoolhouse Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Needle Rock: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Benjamin C. Heilman Grave: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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