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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Mountain rises to 3,262 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsetooth Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49046602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,262 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.22665, -105.56472

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks
Waterfalls: 37
  • Copeland Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lyric Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Historic sites: 30
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 4.8 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 8.3 mi
  • Walker Homestead 1914: 8.4 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 8.6 mi
  • Aquilla Cook Memorial: 8.7 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 17
  • Wind River Ranch: 4.9 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 8.7 mi
  • Aspen Bend: 8.8 mi
  • Outback Glades: 8.9 mi
  • Mariposa Bluff: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 15.5 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakNW4,346 m3.3 mi
Mount MeekerNW4,227 m2.6 mi
Chiefs Head PeakWNW4,121 m4.3 mi
Pagoda MountainWNW4,082 m3.6 mi
Ships Prow TowerNW4,074 m2.9 mi
Storm PeakNW4,060 m4.0 mi
Mount AliceW4,048 m5.3 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNW4,037 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 3 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358945312

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