Old Fall River Road
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
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 11.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 13.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mushroom Rocks · 2 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- Rock Cut · 2 mi
- Lava Cliffs · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chapin: 0.9 mi
- Mount Chiquita: 1.3 mi
- Sundance Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Ypsilon Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Marmot Point: 2.7 mi
- Chasm Falls: 1.1 mi
- Thousand Falls: 1.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fern Falls: 5.5 mi
- Windy Gulch Cascades: 5.5 mi
- Ace 1: 2.2 mi
- Ace 2: 2.2 mi
- Ace 3: 2.2 mi
- Ace 4: 2.2 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 11.9 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.2 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.5 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 7.9 mi
- Jeffrey Christensen: 7.9 mi
- Lulu City Site: 8.4 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 8.4 mi
- Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 6.4 mi
- Bond Park: 9.5 mi
- Baldwin Park: 9.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.6 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.7 mi
- Cross: 7.9 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 8.5 mi
- The Free Spirit: 8.5 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 8.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 8.5 mi
- Endovalley: 1.9 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 7.8 mi
- Sprague Lake: 8.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Beaver Creek: 8.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lookout Springs: 12.5 mi
- Wilson Spring: 16.1 mi
- Bedsprings: 16.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 9.5 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Narrows Park: 23.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 23.9 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 24.9 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 8.5 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 9.5 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 10.4 mi
- Homestead Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 13.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 20.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagues Peak | NNE 29° | 4,133 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fairchild Mountain | NNE 24° | 4,116.18 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ypsilon Mountain | NNE 12° | 4,098 m | 2.3 mi |
| Rowe Peak | NNE 27° | 4,084 m | 5.1 mi |
| Gibraltar Peak | NNE 31° | 4,084 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NE 45° | 4,079 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rowe Mountain | NNE 24° | 4,018 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Chiquita | N 4° | 3,978 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element relation/10091339
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 6 mi
- Estes Park · 9 mi
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