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Cathedral Peak

Cathedral Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
4247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.03443, -106.85893

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • 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
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Judd Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Ryks Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 11.8 mi
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.1 mi
  • White Water Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Erickson Springs: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Emerald Lake: 9.9 mi
  • Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chromatic Gate: 11.4 mi
  • Knight and Dragon: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakS 184°4,352.2 m1.7 mi
Maroon PeakWNW 290°4,317 m7.4 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 298°4,274.7 m5.5 mi
Conundrum PeakS 189°4,271 m1.3 mi
North Maroon PeakWNW 293°4,261 m7.5 mi
Hagerman PeakWNW 296°4,211 m12.1 mi
Hayden PeakNNE 12°4,133 m1.8 mi
Star PeakSE 140°4,112 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212431384856626053433121
Precip in1.92.22.62.72.21.12.01.71.92.12.12.0

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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