Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,332 m. Flat Top Mountain stands 3,766 m to the east, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Marvine Peaks, a peak 2.7 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3332 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 8 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook · 8 mi
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Marvine Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Lost Lakes Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Himes Peak: 3.7 mi
- Derby Peak: 4.6 mi
- Trappers Peak: 5.7 mi
- Sable Point: 8.5 mi
- Sand Point: 11.1 mi
- Harp Point: 14.7 mi
- Nimerick Point: 16.9 mi
- Hangmans Rock: 18.3 mi
- Snell Park: 9.9 mi
- Wet Park: 14.9 mi
- Dotsero Wildlife Area: 15.9 mi
- Deep Lake Spring: 17.4 mi
- Broken Rib Spring: 23.2 mi
- Deep Lake Day Use: 17.6 mi
- Carbonate: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Chinese Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | E 88° | 3,766 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,733 m | 7.0 mi |
| Derby Peak | SE 126° | 3,716 m | 4.6 mi |
| Dome Peak | ESE 101° | 3,713 m | 8.0 mi |
| Orno Peak | NE 47° | 3,696 m | 7.1 mi |
| Trappers Peak | SSW 211° | 3,650 m | 5.7 mi |
| W Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,624 m | 10.0 mi |
| Shingle Peak | S 184° | 3,615 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yampa, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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