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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6671266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,660 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
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: 35
  • 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: 32
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: 25
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
Gardens: 13
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 12
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 PeakS4,100 m3.0 mi
Apache PeakSE4,097 m0.9 mi
Navajo PeakSE4,087 m1.3 mi
South Arapaho PeakS4,067 m3.5 mi
Mount AudubonNE4,026 m3.1 mi
Copeland MountainN4,013 m7.8 mi
Kiowa PeakSE4,010 m2.4 mi
Arikaree PeakSE4,008 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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