Hallett Peak
Hallett Peak rises to 3,877 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Hallett Peak (Arapaho: Bonoh'ooonoteyoo') is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot (3,877 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles (16.2 km) southwest by west (bearing 240°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.
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Wikidata Q5642925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3877 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 8.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 17.6 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 6 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 7 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 7 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flattop Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Otis Peak: 0.8 mi
- Ptarmigan Point: 1.1 mi
- Andrews Tower: 1.2 mi
- Notchtop Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 7.7 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 8.4 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.4 mi
- Grace Falls: 1.2 mi
- Timberline Falls: 1.8 mi
- Glacier Falls: 2.2 mi
- North Inlet Falls: 2.5 mi
- Alberta Falls: 2.5 mi
- The Gable: 2.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.8 mi
- Chasm View: 4.9 mi
- East Face: 5.0 mi
- Crag of Fear: 8.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 7.9 mi
- Jeffrey Christensen: 7.9 mi
- Bond Monument: 10.1 mi
- Estes Park Women's Monument: 10.1 mi
- Albert Birch Bungalow: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 7.4 mi
- Town Square Park: 7.8 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 8.2 mi
- Baldwin Park: 9.9 mi
- Cross: 5.6 mi
- The Free Spirit: 6.5 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 6.5 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 6.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 6.5 mi
- Sprague Lake: 4.3 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 6.1 mi
- Endovalley: 7.8 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Creek: 10.3 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 10.8 mi
- Homestead Museum: 18.8 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 20.0 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 22.0 mi
- Lookout Springs: 8.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 10.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wilson Spring: 12.7 mi
- Nelson Spring: 22.6 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 6.7 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 17.0 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Narrows Park: 24.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Hallett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | SE 132° | 4,346 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Meeker | SE 131° | 4,227 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chiefs Head Peak | SSE 148° | 4,121 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | SE 140° | 4,082 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | SE 130° | 4,073.56 m | 5.4 mi |
| Storm Peak | SE 127° | 4,060 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Alice | SSE 165° | 4,048 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | ESE 123° | 4,037 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 1 NW, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 177875 — Hallett Peak, Grand County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358912102
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 2 mi
- Estes Park · 10 mi
- Boulder · 29 mi
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