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Cook Mountain

Cook Mountain rises to 2,302 m in Colorado. Mount Meeker stands 4,227 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Aquilla Cook Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2302 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.21793, -105.40464

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 4.5 mi
  • The Crags: 8.5 mi
  • Tent Rocks: 9.9 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 10.0 mi
Parks
  • Rock Ledge Park: 4.6 mi
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 6.9 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 7.2 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 7.2 mi
  • Bohn Park: 7.2 mi
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.0 mi
  • Outback Glades: 6.6 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 6.7 mi
  • wrecked vintage car: 6.9 mi
  • Creekside: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 52
Historic sites: 48
Waterfalls: 36
  • Copeland Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 9.9 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 25
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Cook Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MeekerWNW 281°4,227 m10.8 mi
Saint Vrain MountainWSW 248°3,703 m10.3 mi
Meadow MountainWSW 251°3,546 m9.2 mi
Twin Sisters PeaksNW 309°3,454 m7.7 mi
Estes ConeWNW 302°3,356 m10.1 mi
Twin Sisters MountainNW 309°3,325 m7.8 mi
Lookout MountainW 274°3,262 m8.5 mi
Lightning PeakNW 304°3,221 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:40

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178272 — Cook Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912607

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