Telescope Mountain

Telescope Mountain is a peak in Dolores, Colorado and has an elevation of 12,221 feet. Telescope Mountain is situated nearby to the village Rico.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rico Town Hall.

Rico Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: TexasRaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rico Town Hall or Rico City Hall is a multi-purpose building in the tiny mountain mining town of Rico, Colorado. Rico was formerly the county seat of Dolores County, and the city hall was built as the Dolores County Courthouse in 1892 by a "Mr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rico and Dunton.

Rico

Village

Photo: TexasRaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rico is a town in eastern Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site.

Dunton

Hamlet

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Dunton Hot Springs is a geothermal mineral spring located at an elevation of 8,921 feet in the San Juan Mountains of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Dunton is situated 6 miles northwest of Telescope Mountain.

Telescope Mountain

Type: Peak with an elevation of 12,221 feet
Description: mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Dolores, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.71666° or 37° 43′ north

Longitude

-108.00591° or 108° 0′ 21″ west

Elevation

12,221 feet (3,725 metres)

Open location code

859HPX8V+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358911003

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5441186

Wikidata ID

Q49081806

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Satellite Map

Discover Telescope Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Telescope Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Telescope Mountain”
Dutch: “Telescope Mountain”

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Localities in the Area

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