Horsetooth Peak
Horsetooth Peak rises to 3,152 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3152 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 14.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 25.6 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 11 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 12 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Big Owl Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Meeker: 2.6 mi
- Ships Prow Tower: 2.9 mi
- Mount Orton: 3.2 mi
- Tent Rocks: 2.8 mi
- East Face: 3.3 mi
- Chasm View: 3.4 mi
- The Crags: 5.3 mi
- Quickie Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 4.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.6 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 5.7 mi
- Baldwin Park: 10.0 mi
- Bond Park: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.5 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.7 mi
- Copeland Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lyric Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.3 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 7.5 mi
- The Free Spirit: 7.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 7.5 mi
- 75th Annivrrsary: 7.5 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 7.5 mi
- Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 5.2 mi
- Griffith Homestead 1923: 7.9 mi
- Walker Homestead 1914: 8.0 mi
- Brown Homestead 1918: 8.1 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 10.3 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 15.3 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 16.0 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 7.6 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 10.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 9.0 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 10.4 mi
- Narrows Park: 20.6 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 23.3 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Sprague Lake: 6.6 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 8.0 mi
- Endovalley: 13.6 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Springs: 4.9 mi
- Wilson Spring: 7.0 mi
- Jacob Spring: 7.7 mi
- Nelson Spring: 21.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 15.8 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Horsetooth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | WNW 299° | 4,346 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Meeker | WNW 296° | 4,227 m | 2.6 mi |
| Chiefs Head Peak | WNW 286° | 4,121 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | WNW 289° | 4,082 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | WNW 300° | 4,073.56 m | 2.9 mi |
| Storm Peak | NW 306° | 4,060 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Alice | W 275° | 4,048 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | NW 311° | 4,037 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205011 — Horsetooth Peak, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358945314
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 10 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 11 mi
- Boulder · 21 mi
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