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Pagoda Mountain

Pagoda Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pagoda Mountain rises to 4,082 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the east-northeast, 0.7 miles off. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 8.3 miles off.

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The story

Pagoda Mountain is a 13,497-foot-elevation (4,114-meter) mountain summit in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49059367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,082 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.24947, -105.62645

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks
Waterfalls: 37
  • Trio Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Ribbon Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Columbine Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Thunder Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Fan Falls: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.3 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 10.1 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 10.2 mi
  • Walker Homestead 1914: 10.3 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 14
  • Wind River Ranch: 5.5 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 12.1 mi
  • Aspen Bend: 12.1 mi
  • Mariposa Bluff: 12.3 mi
  • Outback Glades: 12.4 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 9
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 18.9 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 5.0 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 7.0 mi
  • Endovalley: 11.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 15.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lookout Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Pagoda Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakENE4,346 m0.7 mi
Mount MeekerE4,227 m1.1 mi
Chiefs Head PeakW4,121 m0.8 mi
Ships Prow TowerENE4,074 m1.1 mi
Storm PeakNNE4,060 m1.2 mi
Mount AliceWSW4,048 m2.1 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNE4,037 m1.4 mi
McHenrys PeakWNW4,036 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 6 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/358943143

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