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Chasm View

Chasm View, seen from above at true elevation

Chasm View is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 4,132 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the south, 0.2 miles off. The nearest named place is East Face, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 7.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
4132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.25750, -105.61580

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 59
  • Wind River Ranch: 4.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Columbine Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Ribbon Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Trio Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Thunder Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Lyric Falls: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.6 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.1 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 8.1 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 9.4 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 22
Museums: 15
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sprague Lake: 4.4 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 6.3 mi
  • Endovalley: 11.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 15.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lookout Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Chasm View. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakS 171°4,346 m0.2 mi
Mount MeekerSE 138°4,227 m0.8 mi
Chiefs Head PeakWSW 248°4,121 m1.5 mi
Pagoda MountainSW 225°4,082 m0.8 mi
Ships Prow TowerSE 125°4,073.56 m0.6 mi
Storm PeakNNW 336°4,060 m0.6 mi
Mount AliceWSW 243°4,048 m2.8 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNE 48°4,037 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 6 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/694323905

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