Mount Orton
Mount Orton rises to 3,575 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the north, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49053907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3575 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 11.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 23.9 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 11 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 12 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pagoda Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Meeker: 1.7 mi
- Ships Prow Tower: 1.9 mi
- Chiefs Head Peak: 1.9 mi
- Longs Peak: 1.9 mi
- East Face: 2.0 mi
- Chasm View: 2.1 mi
- Tent Rocks: 2.5 mi
- The Crags: 7.4 mi
- Quickie Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 6.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 9.0 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 9.0 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 9.2 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 9.3 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 8.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 8.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 10.6 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 11.0 mi
- Baldwin Park: 11.3 mi
- Thunder Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lyric Falls: 1.3 mi
- Trio Falls: 1.3 mi
- Mertensia Falls: 1.5 mi
- Fan Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 5.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 10.1 mi
- Jeffrey Christensen: 10.1 mi
- Griffith Homestead 1923: 10.6 mi
- Brown Homestead 1918: 10.7 mi
- Cross: 7.9 mi
- The Free Spirit: 8.2 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 8.2 mi
- Reaching Out: 8.2 mi
- 75th Annivrrsary: 8.2 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 11.9 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 15.8 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 17.6 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 18.5 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 8.4 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 11.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Sprague Lake: 6.5 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 8.4 mi
- Endovalley: 13.0 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lookout Springs: 7.1 mi
- Jacob Spring: 9.8 mi
- Wilson Spring: 10.0 mi
- Nelson Spring: 23.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 10.9 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 11.7 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 22.0 mi
- Narrows Park: 23.3 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.7 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Mount Orton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | N 7° | 4,346 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Meeker | NNE 28° | 4,227 m | 1.7 mi |
| Chiefs Head Peak | NW 323° | 4,121 m | 1.9 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | NNW 347° | 4,082 m | 1.6 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | NNE 21° | 4,073.56 m | 1.9 mi |
| Storm Peak | N 359° | 4,060 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Alice | WNW 290° | 4,048 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | NNE 15° | 4,037 m | 2.6 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 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 5 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/358912562
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 9 mi
- Estes Park · 12 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
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