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Navajo Peak

Navajo Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Navajo Peak rises to 4,087 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the south, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Navajo Peak is a 13,409-foot (4,087 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49056461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,087 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.05360, -105.64667

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Apache Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Arikaree Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Mount George: 0.8 mi
  • Shoshoni Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Iroquois: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 9.5 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 9.8 mi
  • Mountain Man Park: 11.2 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 11.3 mi
  • Mural Park: 11.5 mi
Cliffs
  • Tent Rocks: 10.4 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 11.2 mi
  • The Visor: 11.2 mi
  • Clocktower: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 8.6 mi
  • Magic Schoolbus: 10.5 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 13.4 mi
  • Gold Mine: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Jane Dragon: 9.5 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 11.4 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 11.4 mi
  • Peche: 11.4 mi
  • Tempus: 11.5 mi
Museums: 28
Waterfalls: 28
  • Calypso Cascades: 10.2 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Mertensia Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Foothills Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 19.6 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rose Crown: 12.9 mi
  • Fox Den: 13.1 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Navajo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakS4,100 m1.9 mi
Apache PeakNW4,097 m0.4 mi
South Arapaho PeakS4,067 m2.4 mi
Mount AudubonNNE4,026 m3.5 mi
Kiowa PeakESE4,010 m1.3 mi
Arikaree PeakSE4,008 m0.6 mi
Ogalalla PeakN3,987 m8.1 mi
Old BaldyS3,974 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178430 — Navajo Peak, Grand County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912854

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