Chief Cheley Peak
Chief Cheley Peak rises to 3,906 m in Colorado. Ypsilon Mountain stands 4,098 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cracktop, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Chief Cheley Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,815-foot (3,906 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west (bearing 267°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties. Chief Cheley Peak was named for Frank Cheley, an outdoor educator.
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Wikidata Q19460967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,906 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 7.7 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 11.3 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Rock Cut · 4 mi
- Farview Curve Overlook · 4 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cracktop: 0.4 mi
- Mount Ida: 0.4 mi
- Mount Julian: 0.9 mi
- Terra Tomah Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Eleanor: 1.5 mi
- Granite Falls: 3.4 mi
- Grace Falls: 5.5 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 5.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 5.8 mi
- War Dance Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.6 mi
- The Gable: 5.1 mi
- Ace 4: 8.0 mi
- Ace 1: 8.0 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 6.0 mi
- Lulu City Site: 6.7 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 11.4 mi
- Bond Monument: 13.3 mi
- Estes Park Women's Monument: 13.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 4.2 mi
- Town Square Park: 8.3 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 8.5 mi
- AA Barn: 11.9 mi
- Baldwin Park: 13.2 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 5.9 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 13.2 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 23.4 mi
- Aspen Bend: 23.4 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Beaver Creek: 4.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Endovalley: 6.9 mi
- Sprague Lake: 9.3 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 10.1 mi
- The Free Spirit: 10.8 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 10.8 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 10.8 mi
- Reaching Out: 10.8 mi
- Columbine: 13.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 14.2 mi
- Jacob Spring: 15.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.9 mi
- Wilson Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bedsprings: 22.0 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 8.4 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 14.2 mi
- Homestead Museum: 16.7 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 21.4 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 13.4 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 23.5 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 10.9 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 13.0 mi
- Surprise Beach: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Chief Cheley Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypsilon Mountain | NE 38° | 4,098 m | 7.9 mi |
| Taylor Peak | SE 142° | 4,006 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Chiquita | NE 40° | 3,978 m | 6.9 mi |
| East Desolation Peak | NNE 31° | 3,947 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Julian | ENE 73° | 3,940 m | 0.9 mi |
| West Desolation Peak | NNE 30° | 3,937 m | 8.3 mi |
| Stones Peak | ESE 107° | 3,930 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Ida | NW 323° | 3,926 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 1 NW, 8 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358947504
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 4 mi
- Estes Park · 13 mi
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