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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
Andrew Russell · CC BY 2.0
Mount Julian, a peak in Colorado
U.S. National Park Service, restoration/cleanup by National Park Maps ( https://npmaps.com ) · Public domain
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
3,940 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: 35
  • 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
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 17
Parks: 13
Attractions: 9
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
Artworks: 6
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
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 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 MountainNE4,116 m8.3 mi
Ypsilon MountainNE4,098 m7.2 mi
Taylor PeakSSE4,006 m7.8 mi
Mount ChiquitaNE3,978 m6.2 mi
East Desolation PeakNNE3,947 m7.8 mi
West Desolation PeakNNE3,937 m7.7 mi
Stones PeakESE3,930 m2.3 mi
Mount IdaW3,926 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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