Big John Mountain
Big John Mountain rises to 2,765 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,765 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 20.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 16 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 17 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 19 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Mountain: 0.6 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 1.8 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 2.3 mi
- The Ironclads: 2.5 mi
- Cook Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 1.5 mi
- LaVern M. Johnson Park: 9.8 mi
- Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 10.1 mi
- Sandstone Park: 10.1 mi
- Bohn Park: 10.1 mi
- Tent Rocks: 7.1 mi
- The Atoll: 7.1 mi
- The Crags: 8.1 mi
- East Face: 9.3 mi
- Chasm View: 9.4 mi
- The Clarifier art project: 10.3 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 11.7 mi
- Reaching Out: 11.7 mi
- The Free Spirit: 11.7 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 11.7 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 4.8 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 13.1 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 18.0 mi
- Narrows Park: 18.6 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 5.9 mi
- Walker Homestead 1914: 7.9 mi
- Griffith Homestead 1923: 7.9 mi
- Irvin Homestead 1917: 8.3 mi
- Copeland Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 6.0 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.3 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 9.4 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 10.1 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 11.3 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 12.6 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 15.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 11.7 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 13.0 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Outback Glades: 4.6 mi
- Aspen Bend: 5.0 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 5.1 mi
- Moose Grove: 5.1 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Sprague Lake: 11.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 12.4 mi
- Barbeque: 17.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.5 mi
- Wilson Spring: 6.2 mi
- Lookout Springs: 7.8 mi
- Jacob Spring: 9.5 mi
- Nelson Spring: 22.2 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 20.6 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Big John Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | WNW 296° | 4,346 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Meeker | WNW 295° | 4,227 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | WNW 293° | 4,082 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | WNW 296° | 4,074 m | 8.8 mi |
| Storm Peak | WNW 299° | 4,060 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | WNW 301° | 4,037 m | 9.2 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | W 265° | 4,013 m | 10.0 mi |
| Red Deer Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,777 m | 10.0 mi |
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 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:57 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358912595
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 13 mi
- Boulder · 16 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 16 mi
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