Meridian Peak
Meridian Peak rises to 3,783 m in Colorado. Mount Powell stands 4,141 m to the east-southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Petty Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 12 miles off.
The story
Meridian Peak is a mountain summit in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,432-foot (3,789 m) peak is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) north by west (bearing 353°) of the town of Vail, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.
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Wikidata Q6819356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,783 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 13.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Petty Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.9 mi
- Slate Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Powell: 2.4 mi
- Dwarf Pyramid: 3.2 mi
- Long Park: 7.0 mi
- Red Sandstone Park: 8.5 mi
- Mayors' Park: 8.7 mi
- Willow Park: 8.8 mi
- Roger Staub Park: 8.8 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 8.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.9 mi
- Alpine House: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Conifer Border: 8.9 mi
- Northeast Entrance Rock Garden: 8.9 mi
- Uplift: 8.6 mi
- The Need to Know: 8.6 mi
- Kaikoo III: 8.6 mi
- #FSVailBears: 8.6 mi
- Terre Haute: 8.7 mi
- Zeke M. Pierce: 8.5 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 8.7 mi
- John & Cissy Dobson: 8.7 mi
- International Bridge and World Plaza Aug 21 1992: 8.8 mi
- Earl V. Eaton: 8.8 mi
- Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame: 8.7 mi
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center: 8.9 mi
- The Discovery Center: 8.9 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Museum and Gift Shop: 9.0 mi
- Imagination Station: 8.5 mi
- Bridge Street: 8.7 mi
- Forest Flyer: 10.2 mi
- Thunder Cat Cave: 10.3 mi
- Holy Cross Adventure Course: 10.4 mi
- Cataract Falls: 5.2 mi
- Booth Falls: 7.7 mi
- East Vail Falls: 9.8 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 16.3 mi
- Target Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Eagle Roost: 13.6 mi
- Windy Point: 18.3 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 15.2 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 18.8 mi
- Gilman: 16.2 mi
- Pando: 21.6 mi
- Holy Cross City: 24.9 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 22.6 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 20.5 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 20.8 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Williams Fork: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Meridian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | ESE 102° | 4,141 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Silverthorne | SE 127° | 4,072 m | 13.0 mi |
| East Thorn | SE 126° | 4,065 m | 13.4 mi |
| Eagles Nest | ENE 74° | 4,057 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | SE 130° | 4,017 m | 11.5 mi |
| Red Peak | SE 128° | 4,004 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Solitude | SE 131° | 3,988 m | 8.7 mi |
| North Traverse | SE 131° | 3,988 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green MT DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358946643
Day trips start here
- Vail · 9 mi
- Breckenridge · 27 mi
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