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Coffintop Mountain

Coffintop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Coffintop Mountain rises to 2,448 m in Colorado. Twin Sisters Peaks stands 3,454 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Smithy Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2448 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.19887, -105.35583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 1.8 mi
  • The Crags: 11.3 mi
  • Tent Rocks: 12.4 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 12.8 mi
Attractions
  • wrecked vintage car: 4.0 mi
  • Outback Glades: 7.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.1 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 7.2 mi
  • Creekside: 7.6 mi
Parks
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 4.6 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 4.8 mi
  • Bohn Park: 4.9 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Ledge Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Historic sites: 54
Waterfalls: 36
  • Copeland Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 4.7 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
Museums: 28
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 20.4 mi
  • Heron Cove: 23.7 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 23.8 mi
  • Willows Landing: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Coffintop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Sisters PeaksNW 306°3,454 m10.6 mi
Twin Sisters MountainNW 306°3,325 m10.6 mi
Lookout MountainW 280°3,262 m11.2 mi
Horsetooth PeakWNW 282°3,152 m11.0 mi
Pierson MountainNW 319°2,987 m9.5 mi
Lion HeadNW 322°2,968 m9.7 mi
House RockWNW 303°2,930 m8.3 mi
Kenny MountainNNW 333°2,830 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912630

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