Willey Lumber Camp
Willey Lumber Camp is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,950 m. Clark Peak stands 3,947 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is South Diamond Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park runs past it.
Vague foundation outlines of a small logging camp operated approximately 1937-1957. No visible structures.
The story
Locality in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
Wikidata Q122548731, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,950 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 6.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 16.8 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Farview Curve Overlook · 8 mi
- Gore Range Overlook · 8 mi
- Medicine Bow Curve · 9 mi
- Lava Cliffs · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Diamond Peak: 0.8 mi
- Nokhu Crags: 1.3 mi
- North Diamond Peak: 1.4 mi
- Braddock Peak: 1.7 mi
- Static Peak: 1.9 mi
- Big South Falls: 8.0 mi
- Chasm Falls: 13.3 mi
- Thousand Falls: 13.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 14.4 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Ace 4: 12.3 mi
- Ace 3: 12.4 mi
- Ace 2: 12.4 mi
- Ace 1: 12.4 mi
- Lulu City Site: 4.7 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 5.6 mi
- old sawmill: 16.8 mi
- Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 17.2 mi
- Crown Point B17 Crash Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 13.8 mi
- Town Square Park: 17.8 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 17.9 mi
- AA Barn: 21.1 mi
- Bond Park: 21.7 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 20.5 mi
- The Free Spirit: 20.5 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 20.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 20.6 mi
- Columbine: 21.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Beaver Creek: 8.4 mi
- Endovalley: 14.1 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 19.8 mi
- Sprague Lake: 19.8 mi
- Homestead Museum: 16.6 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 17.9 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 22.6 mi
- Bedsprings: 20.5 mi
- Jacob Spring: 24.4 mi
- Lookout Springs: 24.5 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 12.2 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 23.7 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 14.9 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 21.7 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 20.6 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 21.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Willey Lumber Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Peak | NNW 347° | 3,947 m | 7.4 mi |
| East Desolation Peak | E 101° | 3,947 m | 11.1 mi |
| West Desolation Peak | ESE 101° | 3,937 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Richthofen | S 174° | 3,929 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Ida | SE 145° | 3,926 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chief Cheley Peak | SE 145° | 3,906 m | 11.4 mi |
| Howard Mountain | S 180° | 3,890 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cracktop | SE 144° | 3,890 m | 11.8 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/151475542
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 15 mi
- Estes Park · 22 mi
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