Clark Peak
Clark Peak rises to 3,947 m in Colorado. West Desolation Peak stands 3,937 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pipet, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Clark Peak is the highest summit of the Medicine Bow Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,960-foot (3,950 m) peak is located in the Rawah Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north-northwest (bearing 342°) of Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Jackson and Larimer counties. Clark Peak is the highest point of Jackson County and the entire drainage basin of the North Platte River.
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Wikidata Q5127348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,947 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 13.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Medicine Bow Curve · 14 mi
- Gore Range Overlook · 15 mi
- Farview Curve Overlook · 15 mi
- Lava Cliffs · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pipet: 0.8 mi
- Siskin: 1.1 mi
- Junco: 1.8 mi
- Grosbeak: 2.2 mi
- Cameron Peak: 2.2 mi
- Big South Falls: 10.5 mi
- Beaver Falls: 16.6 mi
- Chasm Falls: 18.8 mi
- Thousand Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lost Falls: 20.4 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Profile Rock: 17.0 mi
- Ace 4: 17.1 mi
- Ace 3: 17.1 mi
- Ace 2: 17.2 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 7.4 mi
- Lulu City Site: 11.8 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 12.8 mi
- old sawmill: 18.3 mi
- Crown Point B17 Crash Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Beaver Creek: 15.8 mi
- Endovalley: 19.6 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 7.6 mi
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge: 23.8 mi
- Homestead Museum: 17.8 mi
- North Park Pioneer Museum: 20.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 21.2 mi
- Red Feather Community Park: 22.2 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 17.8 mi
- Bedsprings: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Clark Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Desolation Peak | SE 127° | 3,937 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Richthofen | S 169° | 3,929 m | 9.7 mi |
| Howard Mountain | S 172° | 3,890 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Cumulus | S 174° | 3,881 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Cirrus | S 173° | 3,880 m | 12.0 mi |
| Comanche Peak | ESE 107° | 3,868 m | 13.8 mi |
| South Rawah Peak | NNW 340° | 3,854 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Nimbus | S 175° | 3,854 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gould 4SE Sfsp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 177254 — Clark Peak, Larimer County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358911370
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 22 mi
- Estes Park · 27 mi
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