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The Gable

The Gable, seen from above at true elevation

The Gable is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,320 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Matterhorn, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3320 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.33498, -105.68695

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Matterhorn: 0.6 mi
  • Joe Mills Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Gabletop Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Knobtop Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Notchtop Mountain: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Old Fall River Road: 6.2 mi
  • Wind River Ranch: 8.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Marguerite Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Grace Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Windy Gulch Cascades: 2.9 mi
  • Alberta Falls: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 23
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 7.0 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 7.0 mi
  • Bond Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Albert Birch Bungalow: 9.3 mi
Parks: 19
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sprague Lake: 4.3 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 5.4 mi
  • Endovalley: 5.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 9.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of The Gable. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSE 146°4,346 m6.7 mi
Chiefs Head PeakSSE 158°4,121 m6.4 mi
Pagoda MountainSSE 152°4,082 m6.7 mi
Ships Prow TowerSE 143°4,073.56 m7.1 mi
Storm PeakSE 144°4,060 m5.9 mi
Mount AliceS 169°4,048 m6.7 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSE 140°4,037 m6.5 mi
McHenrys PeakSSE 163°4,036 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5716:40

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, 9 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358912045

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