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Lone Eagle Peak

Lone Eagle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Eagle Peak rises to 3,660 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the south, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Limbo, a peak 0.2 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Lone Eagle Peak is a mountain summit in the Indian Peaks of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,946-foot (3,641 m) peak is located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Arapaho National Forest, 12.4 miles (19.9 km) northeast by north (bearing 37°) of the Town of Fraser in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Lone Eagle Peak was named in honor of Charles Lindbergh.

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Wikidata Q6671266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3660 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.06940, -105.66064

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Limbo: 0.2 mi
  • Iroquois: 0.4 mi
  • Achonee Tower: 0.9 mi
  • Mount George: 0.9 mi
  • Hopi: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 8.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 8.8 mi
Cliffs
  • Tent Rocks: 9.6 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 12.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 12.4 mi
  • The Visor: 12.4 mi
  • Clocktower: 12.4 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 10.8 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 11.1 mi
  • Mountain Man Park: 11.6 mi
  • Mural Park: 11.7 mi
  • Kopper's Park: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 8.2 mi
  • Magic Schoolbus: 11.8 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 14.2 mi
  • Gold Mine: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 35
Waterfalls: 30
  • Calypso Cascades: 9.4 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Mertensia Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 10.4 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 15
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rose Crown: 13.7 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Fox Den: 13.8 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Lone Eagle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakS 169°4,100 m3.0 mi
Apache PeakSE 146°4,097 m0.9 mi
Navajo PeakSE 146°4,087 m1.3 mi
South Arapaho PeakS 170°4,067 m3.5 mi
Mount AudubonNE 49°4,026 m3.1 mi
Copeland MountainN 6°4,013 m7.8 mi
Kiowa PeakSE 127°4,010 m2.4 mi
Arikaree PeakSE 143°4,008 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912901

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