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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
4082 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24947, -105.62645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks
Attractions: 59
  • Wind River Ranch: 5.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • 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: 27
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.3 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.8 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 8.8 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 10.1 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 22
Museums: 14
Gardens: 11
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

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 PeakENE 58°4,346 m0.7 mi
Mount MeekerE 94°4,227 m1.1 mi
Chiefs Head PeakW 270°4,121 m0.8 mi
Ships Prow TowerENE 78°4,073.56 m1.1 mi
Storm PeakNNE 16°4,060 m1.2 mi
Mount AliceWSW 250°4,048 m2.1 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNE 46°4,037 m1.4 mi
McHenrys PeakWNW 299°4,036 m1.9 mi

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 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

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

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358943143

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