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Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park from directly overhead

Rocky Mountain National Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,575 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gabletop Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3575 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.33332, -105.70890

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gabletop Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Knobtop Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Little Matterhorn: 0.9 mi
  • Notchtop Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Ptarmigan Point: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Old Fall River Road: 6.4 mi
  • Wind River Ranch: 9.2 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Grace Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Fern Falls: 2.4 mi
  • War Dance Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Granite Falls: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 23
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.1 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 8.1 mi
  • Shipler Cabins: 10.1 mi
  • Bond Monument: 10.3 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 10.3 mi
Parks: 18
  • Rocky Mountain National Park: 6.4 mi
  • Town Square Park: 8.1 mi
  • James Cairns Open Space: 8.4 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 10.2 mi
  • Bond Park: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sprague Lake: 5.4 mi
  • Endovalley: 6.2 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 6.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 8.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Rocky Mountain National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSE 138°4,346 m7.3 mi
Chiefs Head PeakSSE 148°4,121 m6.8 mi
Pagoda MountainSE 143°4,082 m7.2 mi
Storm PeakSE 135°4,060 m6.6 mi
Mount AliceSSE 160°4,048 m6.9 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSE 132°4,037 m7.2 mi
McHenrys PeakSSE 151°4,036 m5.6 mi
Powell PeakSSE 153°4,016 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–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028354352585650392718
Precip in1.61.51.21.51.61.42.02.11.61.31.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 1 NW, 8 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).

Wildlife nearby
  • Wapiti469 obs
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel224 obs
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot216 obs
  • Moose164 obs
  • Mule Deer147 obs
  • Steller's Jay137 obs
  • American Pika101 obs
  • Clark's Nutcracker98 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358945215

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