Sleepy Cat Peak
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. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 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.
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Wikidata Q14685093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,295 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ripple Creek Overlook · 12 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 12 mi
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 21 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Nimerick Point: 8.9 mi
- Sable Point: 11.6 mi
- Harp Point: 13.4 mi
- Warner Point: 15.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Peak | ESE 116° | 3,716 m | 24.1 mi |
| Orno Peak | E 98° | 3,696 m | 23.3 mi |
| Trappers Peak | SE 131° | 3,650 m | 19.7 mi |
| Shingle Peak | SE 132° | 3,615 m | 23.3 mi |
| Big Marvine Peak | SE 140° | 3,614 m | 16.0 mi |
| Little Marvine Peaks | SE 130° | 3,576 m | 14.8 mi |
| Turret Peak | SE 134° | 3,498 m | 25.0 mi |
| Blair Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,492 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
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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