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Meadow Mountain

Meadow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Meadow Mountain rises to 3,546 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Vrain Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3546 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.17528, -105.57057

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 4.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 4.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 4.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.4 mi
Parks
Artworks: 37
Historic sites: 36
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 1.4 mi
  • Aquilla Cook Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 11.3 mi
  • Walker Homestead 1914: 11.3 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Calypso Cascades: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 2.1 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Meadow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakNNW 337°4,346 m6.0 mi
Mount MeekerNNW 340°4,227 m5.4 mi
Chiefs Head PeakNW 324°4,121 m6.3 mi
Pagoda MountainNNW 330°4,082 m5.9 mi
Ships Prow TowerNNW 340°4,073.56 m5.7 mi
Storm PeakNNW 337°4,060 m6.8 mi
Mount AliceNW 312°4,048 m6.6 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNNW 342°4,037 m6.4 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, 5 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178215 — Meadow Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912559

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