Parkview Mountain
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Parkview Mountain rises to 3,748 m in Colorado. Mount Richthofen stands 3,929 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 14 miles off.
The story
Parkview Mountain is the highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in Routt National Forest about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Willow Creek Pass. From the summit a climber can see both Middle Park to the south and North Park to the North, hence the name of the Peak. The southern slopes of the mountain were impacted by the 2020 East Troublesome Fire.
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Wikidata Q7138769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,748 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 14.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 16.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Farview Curve Overlook · 17 mi
- Gore Range Overlook · 21 mi
- Lava Cliffs · 21 mi
- Medicine Bow Curve · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Radial Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Windy Point: 7.2 mi
- Searight Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 16.4 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 17.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 17.3 mi
- Town Square Park: 17.6 mi
- AA Barn: 18.1 mi
- Adams Falls: 19.0 mi
- Granite Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
- War Dance Falls: 21.6 mi
- North Inlet Falls: 22.2 mi
- Dennis Hump: 15.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 19.8 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.3 mi
- The Gable: 23.7 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 16.6 mi
- Lulu City Site: 17.2 mi
- Willey Lumber Camp: 17.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 22.7 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 17.6 mi
- Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Moffat Road Railroad Museum: 20.2 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 17.7 mi
- Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 24.4 mi
- Beaver Creek: 15.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs: 17.7 mi
- Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area: 18.7 mi
- Surprise Beach: 19.4 mi
- Gore Range Artisans Group Gallery: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Parkview Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Richthofen | NE 53° | 3,929 m | 15.9 mi |
| Howard Mountain | ENE 62° | 3,890 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Cumulus | ENE 66° | 3,881 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Cirrus | ENE 60° | 3,880 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Nimbus | ENE 69° | 3,854 m | 13.0 mi |
| Static Peak | NE 52° | 3,833 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bowen Mountain | E 79° | 3,823 m | 10.9 mi |
| Nokhu Crags | NE 50° | 3,805 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358908244
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 23 mi
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