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Mount Julian

Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
Mount Julian, a peak in ColoradoThomson M · CC BY 3.0
Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
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Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
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Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
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Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
U.S. National Park Service, restoration/cleanup by National Park Maps ( https://npmaps.com ) · Public domain

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Mount Julian rises to 3,940 m in Colorado. Fairchild Mountain stands 4,116 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cracktop, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Julian is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,933-foot (3,942 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 12.2 miles (19.7 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of Julian Hayden, a civil engineer who lived in Estes Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3940 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.37110, -105.75751

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 36
  • Granite Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Grace Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Chasm Falls: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Old Fall River Road: 5.1 mi
  • Wind River Ranch: 12.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 21.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 21.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 20
  • Shipler Cabins: 6.4 mi
  • Lulu City Site: 7.1 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 10.4 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 10.4 mi
  • Willey Lumber Camp: 11.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Rocky Mountain National Park: 3.7 mi
  • Rocky Mountain National Park: 5.5 mi
  • Town Square Park: 8.8 mi
  • James Cairns Open Space: 9.1 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 4.9 mi
  • Endovalley: 6.0 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 8.6 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 9.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Bedsprings: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Julian. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairchild MountainNE 36°4,116.18 m8.3 mi
Ypsilon MountainNE 34°4,098 m7.2 mi
Taylor PeakSSE 149°4,006 m7.8 mi
Mount ChiquitaNE 36°3,978 m6.2 mi
East Desolation PeakNNE 26°3,947 m7.8 mi
West Desolation PeakNNE 25°3,937 m7.7 mi
Stones PeakESE 121°3,930 m2.3 mi
Mount IdaW 274°3,926 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028354352585650392718
Precip in1.61.51.21.51.61.42.02.11.61.31.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake 1 NW, 8 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/358912015

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