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Sleepy Cat Peak

Sleepy Cat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sleepy Cat Peak rises to 3,295 m in Colorado. Derby Peak stands 3,716 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Sleepy Cat Peak, elevation 10,853 ft (3,308 m), is a summit in the Flat Tops of northwest Colorado. The mountain is east of Meeker in the White River National Forest of Rio Blanco County.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3295 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.12748, -107.53367

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Baldy Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Upper Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Three Points Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Wilson Mesa: 5.5 mi
  • Ellison Mountain: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 2
  • Wet Park: 6.9 mi
  • Snell Park: 11.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sleepy Cat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Derby PeakESE 116°3,716 m24.1 mi
Orno PeakE 98°3,696 m23.3 mi
Trappers PeakSE 131°3,650 m19.7 mi
Shingle PeakSE 132°3,615 m23.3 mi
Big Marvine PeakSE 140°3,614 m16.0 mi
Little Marvine PeaksSE 130°3,576 m14.8 mi
Turret PeakSE 134°3,498 m25.0 mi
Blair MountainSSE 165°3,492 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4220:0320:44
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3016:0516:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212637445362696759463422
Precip in1.10.81.11.91.71.11.11.31.71.61.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meeker AP, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358908368

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