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River Wall

River Wall, seen from above at true elevation

River Wall is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,311 m. Fairchild Mountain stands 4,116 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ampitheater Wall, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
15 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.37763, -105.52902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 40
  • Wind River Ranch: 5.7 mi
  • Old Fall River Road: 9.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 16.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 16.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • MacGregor Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.2 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Windy Gulch Cascades: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 37
  • Ampitheater Wall: 0.0 mi
  • The Thumb: 1.6 mi
  • The Thimble: 1.6 mi
  • The Needle: 1.6 mi
  • Oogie Boogie Buttress: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Bond Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Albert Birch Bungalow: 0.5 mi
  • Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 13
  • Tuxedo Park: 3.7 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 5.7 mi
  • Endovalley: 7.2 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 6
  • Jacob Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of River Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairchild MountainNW 311°4,116.18 m9.5 mi
Mummy MountainNW 324°4,079 m8.4 mi
Ships Prow TowerSSW 205°4,073.56 m9.6 mi
Storm PeakSSW 212°4,060 m9.1 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSSW 208°4,037 m8.9 mi
Mount ChiquitaWNW 299°3,978 m9.6 mi
ThatchtopSW 224°3,857 m9.4 mi
Mount DunravenNNW 332°3,829 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1086255843

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