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Chittenden Mountain

Chittenden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chittenden Mountain rises to 3,309 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Klondike Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3309 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.96832, -105.62250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.6 mi
  • Caribou Street: 5.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 5.9 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 6.2 mi
  • Private Pond: 7.5 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 8.8 mi
  • Confluence Park: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 56
  • Overhung Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 8.4 mi
  • Clocktower: 8.4 mi
  • The Visor: 8.4 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Magic Schoolbus: 5.6 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 12.0 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 12.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain Cemetery: 12.6 mi
  • Miner's Monument: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Jane Dragon: 5.9 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 9.3 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 10.0 mi
  • Peche: 10.0 mi
  • Tempus: 10.0 mi
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 22
  • Boulder Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 15.7 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Rose Crown: 8.8 mi
  • Fox Den: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Fortune Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Chittenden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNNW 340°4,100 m4.3 mi
Apache PeakNNW 346°4,097 m6.4 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 348°4,087 m6.0 mi
South Arapaho PeakNNW 338°4,067 m3.8 mi
Kiowa PeakN 359°4,010 m5.5 mi
Arikaree PeakN 351°4,008 m5.5 mi
Old BaldyNNW 347°3,974 m3.5 mi
Shoshoni PeakN 353°3,949 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358943433

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