Clinton Peak
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Clinton Peak rises to 4,210 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the east-southeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is McNamee Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Clinton Peak is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America, named after former U.S. president Bill Clinton. The 13,864-foot (4,226 m) thirteener is located 2.1 miles (3.3 km) east (bearing 86°) of Fremont Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.
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Wikidata Q14684391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4210 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 21.2 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 4 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 4 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNamee Peak: 0.4 mi
- Traver Peak: 0.7 mi
- Bartlett Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Wheeler Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Bartlett Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 7.3 mi
- White Cloud Public Access: 8.5 mi
- T11: 8.5 mi
- Saw Mill Falts: 8.8 mi
- Mineshaft Maze: 8.9 mi
- Ciügaboc: 9.3 mi
- Ullr: 9.3 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 9.3 mi
- The Nest: 9.3 mi
- Deer: 9.3 mi
- Bowling Ball Hill: 1.4 mi
- V-Notch: 3.2 mi
- Flopper: 3.5 mi
- Magnolia Mill: 3.6 mi
- Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 4.5 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- The Children's Garden: 22.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 22.0 mi
- Stumpery Garden: 22.0 mi
- Silk Road Garden: 22.0 mi
- Hoosier Pass Memorial: 4.6 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Norwegian Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Windmill: 9.3 mi
- Soldiers of the Summit: 9.4 mi
- Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall: 7.3 mi
- Alma Fire House & Mining Museum: 7.4 mi
- Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 9.3 mi
- Lomax Placer Mine: 9.5 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Climax: 2.0 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 6.1 mi
- Dyersville: 9.5 mi
- Adelaide: 10.2 mi
- Oro City: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Emerald Lake: 20.2 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Continental Falls: 5.1 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 18.1 mi
- East Vail Falls: 20.5 mi
- Booth Falls: 22.7 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 21.9 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 14.9 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 16.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 9.2 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Clinton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | ESE 120° | 4,356.5 m | 2.3 mi |
| Quandary Peak | NE 49° | 4,349.9 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Cameron | SE 133° | 4,335 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Bross | SE 136° | 4,321.6 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Democrat | SSE 166° | 4,314.5 m | 2.0 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | NNE 24° | 4,239 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pacific Peak | NNE 20° | 4,227 m | 4.0 mi |
| Traver Peak | S 176° | 4,223 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358914674
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 10 mi
- Vail · 22 mi
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