Jasper Peak
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Jasper Peak rises to 3,923 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Neva, a peak 0.9 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mount Jasper is a 12,923-foot (3,939 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49053212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,923 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 20.0 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 27 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 28 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 28 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Neva: 0.9 mi
- Devils Thumb: 1.1 mi
- Quarter to 5 Peak: 1.8 mi
- Santanta Peak: 2.2 mi
- Skyscraper Peak: 2.4 mi
- Idlewild Park: 7.0 mi
- Mountain Man Park: 7.0 mi
- Confluence Park: 7.2 mi
- Hideaway Park: 7.4 mi
- Wolf Park: 7.5 mi
- Overhung Wall: 11.7 mi
- Surprising Crag: 11.7 mi
- Clocktower: 11.7 mi
- The Visor: 11.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.1 mi
- Cloud Busters: 7.2 mi
- Repurposing the Globe: 7.5 mi
- Peche: 7.5 mi
- Tempus: 7.5 mi
- Dwight Ike Eisenhower Statue: 7.5 mi
- Magic Schoolbus: 9.3 mi
- Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 13.1 mi
- Gold Mine: 14.0 mi
- Bald Mountain Cemetery: 15.5 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 15.6 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 7.1 mi
- Nederland Mining Museum: 9.4 mi
- Just Ranch Historical Site: 12.6 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 14.6 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 15.2 mi
- Boulder Falls: 14.7 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 14.7 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 14.8 mi
- Mertensia Falls: 15.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.4 mi
- Rose Crown: 8.4 mi
- Fox Den: 8.6 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 21.3 mi
- Centennial Garden: 21.3 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 21.7 mi
- High Country Stampede Rodeo: 8.6 mi
- Alpine Slide: 8.8 mi
- Caribou Street: 9.1 mi
- The Mailbox: 11.5 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Caribou: 5.6 mi
- Tungsten: 11.1 mi
- Nevadaville: 15.8 mi
- Silver Creek: 16.7 mi
- Russell Gulch: 16.8 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 7.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 14.8 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 21.7 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 22.6 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.2 mi
- Wilson Spring: 23.7 mi
- Surprise Beach: 14.3 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Jasper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Arapaho Peak | NE 38° | 4,100 m | 2.8 mi |
| Apache Peak | NNE 21° | 4,097 m | 4.7 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NNE 25° | 4,087 m | 4.5 mi |
| South Arapaho Peak | NE 45° | 4,067 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Audubon | NNE 26° | 4,026 m | 8.1 mi |
| Kiowa Peak | NE 40° | 4,010 m | 4.8 mi |
| Arikaree Peak | NNE 33° | 4,008 m | 4.3 mi |
| Old Baldy | ENE 57° | 3,974 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fraser, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358946705
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 20 mi
- Boulder · 21 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 23 mi
- Estes Park · 28 mi
- Golden · 29 mi
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