Mount Ida
Mount Ida rises to 3,926 m in Colorado. Ypsilon Mountain stands 4,098 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Cheley Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Ida is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,874-foot (3,924 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties. The mountain was probably named after Mount Ida on Crete.
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Wikidata Q20205278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3926 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 7.9 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 10.9 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- 2 miles above sea level · 3 mi
- Farview Curve Overlook · 4 mi
- Rock Cut · 4 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chief Cheley Peak: 0.4 mi
- Cracktop: 0.8 mi
- Mount Julian: 1.1 mi
- Terra Tomah Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Eleanor: 1.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 3.7 mi
- Grace Falls: 5.9 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 5.9 mi
- Fern Falls: 6.1 mi
- War Dance Falls: 6.3 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 5.9 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.1 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.1 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 22.2 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.9 mi
- The Gable: 5.5 mi
- Ace 4: 7.9 mi
- Ace 1: 7.9 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 5.6 mi
- Lulu City Site: 6.3 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 11.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 11.5 mi
- Jeffrey Christensen: 11.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 4.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 4.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 8.6 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 8.8 mi
- AA Barn: 12.2 mi
- Cross: 10.1 mi
- The Free Spirit: 11.1 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 11.1 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 11.1 mi
- Reaching Out: 11.1 mi
- Beaver Creek: 3.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Endovalley: 7.0 mi
- Sprague Lake: 9.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 10.4 mi
- Lookout Springs: 14.5 mi
- Jacob Spring: 15.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 18.5 mi
- Bedsprings: 21.9 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 14.5 mi
- Homestead Museum: 16.6 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 11.2 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 13.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 13.5 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 23.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Mount Ida. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypsilon Mountain | NE 41° | 4,098 m | 7.8 mi |
| Taylor Peak | SE 142° | 4,006 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Chiquita | NE 44° | 3,978 m | 6.9 mi |
| East Desolation Peak | NNE 33° | 3,947 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Julian | E 93° | 3,940 m | 1.1 mi |
| West Desolation Peak | NNE 33° | 3,937 m | 8.2 mi |
| Stones Peak | ESE 112° | 3,930 m | 3.3 mi |
| Chief Cheley Peak | SE 143° | 3,906 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 1 NW, 8 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358912006
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 5 mi
- Estes Park · 14 mi
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