Dutchtown
Dutchtown is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,283 m. Mount Chiquita stands 3,978 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cirrus, a peak 1.1 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 2.3 miles off.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 4.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 12.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Farview Curve Overlook · 4 mi
- Gore Range Overlook · 6 mi
- Medicine Bow Curve · 7 mi
- Lava Cliffs · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Cirrus: 1.1 mi
- Lead Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Howard Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Tepee Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Cumulus: 2.2 mi
- Big South Falls: 9.6 mi
- Granite Falls: 10.0 mi
- Chasm Falls: 11.1 mi
- Thousand Falls: 11.5 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Ace 4: 11.0 mi
- Ace 3: 11.0 mi
- Ace 2: 11.1 mi
- Ace 1: 11.1 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 1.7 mi
- Lulu City Site: 1.9 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 4.6 mi
- old sawmill: 17.5 mi
- Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 17.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 9.3 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.3 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 13.3 mi
- AA Barn: 16.5 mi
- Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Creek: 3.9 mi
- Endovalley: 11.9 mi
- Sprague Lake: 16.5 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 16.9 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 17.6 mi
- The Free Spirit: 17.6 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 17.6 mi
- Reaching Out: 17.6 mi
- Columbine: 19.2 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 13.3 mi
- Homestead Museum: 17.5 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 20.3 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 24.7 mi
- Lookout Springs: 21.3 mi
- Jacob Spring: 21.7 mi
- Bedsprings: 22.2 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 10.1 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 20.4 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 17.7 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 19.1 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 19.4 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 19.5 mi
- Lulu City: 1.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Dutchtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Chiquita | E 88° | 3,978 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Julian | SE 125° | 3,940 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Desolation Peak | ENE 77° | 3,937 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Richthofen | NNW 342° | 3,929 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Ida | SE 130° | 3,926 m | 7.1 mi |
| Chief Cheley Peak | SE 131° | 3,906 m | 7.5 mi |
| Howard Mountain | SW 230° | 3,890 m | 1.2 mi |
| Cracktop | SE 129° | 3,890 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gould 4SE Sfsp, 8 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
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 12 mi
- Estes Park · 19 mi
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