Cathedral Peak
Cathedral Peak rises to 4,247 m in Colorado. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the south, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Malemute Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 26 miles off.
The story
Cathedral Peak is a high mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,950-foot (4,252 m) thirteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 11.1 miles (17.9 km) south by west (bearing 186°) of the City of Aspen in Piktin County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,247 m
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Malemute Peak: 1.2 mi
- Leahy Peak: 1.3 mi
- Conundrum Peak: 1.3 mi
- South Hayden: 1.3 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.7 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Highland Villa Park: 10.4 mi
- Ajax Park: 10.5 mi
- Ute Childrens Park: 10.5 mi
- Iselin Park: 10.6 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 10.9 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 10.9 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 11.0 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Ashcroft: 3.6 mi
- Crystal: 13.1 mi
- Independence: 14.5 mi
- Lenado: 15.3 mi
- Winfield: 22.7 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 11.0 mi
- Moore Open Space: 11.1 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 11.3 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 13.9 mi
- North Mesa: 14.3 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 3.5 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Maze: 11.0 mi
- Breathtaker: 11.3 mi
- Judd Falls: 8.3 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 11.8 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 10.4 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 12.5 mi
- East Face: 12.5 mi
- The Raggeds: 22.6 mi
- Crystal Mill: 13.3 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 17.4 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 18.2 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 22.9 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 2.4 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
- Emerald Lake: 9.9 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 11.4 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 13.3 mi
- White Water Spring: 15.9 mi
- Erickson Springs: 23.0 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cathedral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | S 184° | 4,352 m | 1.7 mi |
| Maroon Peak | WNW 290° | 4,317 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WNW 298° | 4,275 m | 5.5 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | S 189° | 4,271 m | 1.3 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | WNW 293° | 4,261 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | WNW 296° | 4,211 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hayden Peak | NNE 12° | 4,133 m | 1.8 mi |
| Star Peak | SE 140° | 4,112 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen 1SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 180297 — Cathedral Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358915330
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