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Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road from directly overhead

Old Fall River Road is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,090 m. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chapin, a peak 0.9 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 1.8 miles off.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.42466, -105.69034

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 27
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Old Fall River Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hagues PeakNNE 29°4,133 m4.7 mi
Fairchild MountainNNE 24°4,116.18 m3.3 mi
Ypsilon MountainNNE 12°4,098 m2.3 mi
Rowe PeakNNE 27°4,084 m5.1 mi
Gibraltar PeakNNE 31°4,084 m5.5 mi
Mummy MountainNE 45°4,079 m4.9 mi
Rowe MountainNNE 24°4,018 m5.4 mi
Mount ChiquitaN 4°3,978 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/10091339

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