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Mount McConnel

Mount McConnel, seen from above at true elevation

Mount McConnel rises to 2,440 m in Colorado. Comanche Peak stands 3,868 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Century Park Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mount McConnel is a mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 8,012-foot (2,442 m) peak is located in the Cache La Poudre Wilderness of Roosevelt National Forest, 22.7 miles (36.5 km) west-northwest (bearing 292°) of the City of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The summit can be reached via the Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail.

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Wikidata Q14684992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2440 m
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Coordinates40.67205, -105.46458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sheep Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Firebreak Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Quigley Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Lonetree Mountain: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Red Feather Community Park: 11.1 mi
  • Lory State Park: 15.9 mi
  • Bingham Hill Park: 16.3 mi
  • Forks Park: 17.9 mi
  • Overland Park: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Cliffs: 33
  • Profile Rock: 8.9 mi
  • West Crag: 16.9 mi
  • Approach Crag: 16.9 mi
  • Land of the Overhangs: 16.9 mi
  • Main Crag: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 26
Historic sites: 21
  • Ben Delatour Scout Ranch: 6.1 mi
  • Crown Point B17 Crash Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • old sawmill: 10.3 mi
  • Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 10.8 mi
  • Cache la Poudre Monument: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Disappointment Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lost Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 3
  • Bedsprings: 5.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Mount McConnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche PeakSW 233°3,868 m14.2 mi
Comanche SpireSW 231°3,743 m14.1 mi
Fall MountainSW 226°3,736 m14.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 217°3,701 m13.4 mi
Stormy PeaksSSW 211°3,692 m12.3 mi
Skull PointSW 219°3,675 m14.0 mi
Mount DickinsonSSW 203°3,601 m13.8 mi
Crown BenchmarkWSW 249°3,547 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5620:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313036414961686659463730
Precip in0.60.71.72.93.42.22.62.11.91.51.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckhorn MTN 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358911302

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