Cliff · Colorado

The Crags

The Crags, seen from above at true elevation

The Crags is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,203 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 3203 m

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Coordinates40.30276, -105.52139

4.4 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
16.6 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
23.8 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Twin Sisters Mountain: 1.0 mi
Twin Sisters Peaks: 1.0 mi
Lily Mountain: 1.5 mi
Pierson Mountain: 2.5 mi
Estes Cone: 2.5 mi

Cliffs

Quickie Cliff: 1.6 mi
Slamdance Buttress: 1.6 mi
Crag of Fear: 1.6 mi
The Thimble: 3.7 mi
The Needle: 3.7 mi

Parks

Baldwin Park: 4.9 mi
Bond Park: 5.1 mi
Rock Ledge Park: 8.9 mi
Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.1 mi
Veterans Memorial Park: 11.2 mi

Attractions54

Wind River Ranch: 1.1 mi
Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.9 mi
Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.7 mi
Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.8 mi
Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.9 mi

Waterfalls39

Columbine Falls: 5.0 mi
Alberta Falls: 6.1 mi
Glacier Falls: 6.6 mi
Lyric Falls: 6.7 mi
Ribbon Falls: 6.7 mi

Historic sites35

Brown Homestead 1918: 3.6 mi
Griffith Homestead 1923: 3.8 mi
Walker Homestead 1914: 4.0 mi
Sawmill: 4.4 mi
Irvin Homestead 1917: 4.4 mi

Artworks28

Nature reserves22

Knoll-Willows Open Space: 5.3 mi
Button Rock Preserve: 9.5 mi
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 12.6 mi
Narrows Park: 16.2 mi
Wild Natural Area: 20.3 mi

Museums19

Estes Park Museum: 5.1 mi
Lyons Redstone Museum: 14.3 mi
Kauffman House Museum: 16.1 mi
Gold Hill Museum: 17.5 mi
Homestead Museum: 18.6 mi

Gardens18

Legett Columbarium Garden: 3.7 mi
Sensory Garden: 5.1 mi
Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 5.1 mi
Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 14.4 mi
Holiday Community Garden: 21.1 mi

Picnic sites7

Meeker Park Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
Tuxedo Park: 4.5 mi
Sprague Lake: 4.7 mi
Endovalley: 10.5 mi
Mount Alto Picnic Area: 18.1 mi

Springs6

Lookout Springs: 0.4 mi
Jacob Spring: 2.4 mi
Wilson Spring: 4.1 mi
Crystal Spring: 7.6 mi
Nelson Spring: 16.7 mi

Ghost towns5

Lulu City: 19.8 mi
Dutchtown: 21.1 mi
Caribou: 22.5 mi
Tungsten: 23.0 mi
Stout: 24.6 mi

Beaches3

Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
Surprise Beach: 19.6 mi
Lake Loveland Swim beach: 23.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of The Crags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Longs Peak	WSW 236°	4,346 m	6.0 mi
Mount Meeker	SW 230°	4,227 m	5.8 mi
Chiefs Head Peak	WSW 240°	4,121 m	7.3 mi
Pagoda Mountain	WSW 236°	4,082 m	6.7 mi
Ships Prow Tower	SW 232°	4,073.56 m	5.7 mi
Storm Peak	WSW 244°	4,060 m	5.8 mi
Mount Lady Washington	WSW 239°	4,037 m	5.3 mi
McHenrys Peak	WSW 249°	4,036 m	7.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:06	18:38	19:14
June solstice	05:33	19:55	20:36
September equinox	06:50	18:25	19:01
December solstice	07:22	15:56	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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358931450

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