Mount Richthofen
Mount Richthofen rises to 3,929 m in Colorado. Clark Peak stands 3,947 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tepee Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mount Richthofen is the highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,945-foot (3,946 m) peak is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) northwest by west (bearing 308°) of Milner Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand County from Routt National Forest and Jackson County. The mountain was named in honor of pioneering German geologist Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, apparently by Clarence King's 1870 survey team.
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Wikidata Q8530206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3929 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 4.4 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 14.5 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- 2 miles above sea level · 6 mi
- Farview Curve Overlook · 6 mi
- Gore Range Overlook · 7 mi
- Medicine Bow Curve · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tepee Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Static Peak: 0.5 mi
- Mount Mahler: 0.7 mi
- Nokhu Crags: 1.1 mi
- Braddock Peak: 1.2 mi
- Big South Falls: 8.7 mi
- Granite Falls: 12.2 mi
- Chasm Falls: 12.2 mi
- Thousand Falls: 12.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Ace 4: 11.7 mi
- Ace 3: 11.7 mi
- Ace 2: 11.8 mi
- Ace 1: 11.8 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 2.3 mi
- Lulu City Site: 2.9 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 3.5 mi
- old sawmill: 17.2 mi
- Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 17.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 13.6 mi
- Town Square Park: 15.6 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 15.6 mi
- AA Barn: 18.8 mi
- Cross: 18.4 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 19.2 mi
- The Free Spirit: 19.2 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 19.2 mi
- Reaching Out: 19.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Creek: 6.2 mi
- Endovalley: 13.0 mi
- Sprague Lake: 18.3 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 18.4 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 15.6 mi
- Homestead Museum: 17.1 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 21.6 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 19.3 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 20.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 20.7 mi
- Bedsprings: 21.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 23.0 mi
- Jacob Spring: 23.2 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 11.2 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 22.2 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 17.1 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 20.7 mi
- Surprise Beach: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Mount Richthofen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Peak | N 349° | 3,947 m | 9.7 mi |
| East Desolation Peak | E 89° | 3,947 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Julian | SE 133° | 3,940 m | 9.9 mi |
| West Desolation Peak | E 89° | 3,937 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Ida | SE 138° | 3,926 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chief Cheley Peak | SE 138° | 3,906 m | 9.5 mi |
| Howard Mountain | S 184° | 3,890 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cracktop | SE 137° | 3,890 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gould 4SE Sfsp, 6 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/358911610
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 14 mi
- Estes Park · 21 mi
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