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Specimen Mountain

Specimen Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Specimen Mountain, a peak in ColoradoGregMcCollum · CC BY-SA 4.0
Specimen Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Specimen Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Specimen Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Specimen Mountain rises to 3,798 m in Colorado. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shipler Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 1.1 miles off.

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The story

Specimen Mountain, elevation 12,494 ft (3,808 m), is a summit in the Front Range of northern Colorado. The mountain is north of Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14685105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,798 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.44493, -105.80875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shipler Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Neota: 3.2 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Lulu Mountain: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Big South Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Chasm Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Thousand Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Granite Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Lava Cliffs: 3.0 mi
  • Ace 4: 7.1 mi
  • Ace 3: 7.2 mi
  • Ace 2: 7.2 mi
  • Ace 1: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Lulu City Site: 2.1 mi
  • Shipler Cabins: 2.4 mi
  • Willey Lumber Camp: 6.2 mi
  • Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 13.9 mi
  • old sawmill: 13.9 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 4.5 mi
  • Endovalley: 8.2 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 13.6 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 18.3 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Bedsprings: 19.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Specimen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hagues PeakENE4,133 m9.0 mi
Fairchild MountainENE4,116 m7.8 mi
Ypsilon MountainE4,098 m6.8 mi
Rowe PeakENE4,084 m9.1 mi
Rowe MountainENE4,018 m9.2 mi
Mount ChiquitaE3,978 m6.3 mi
East Desolation PeakENE3,947 m6.4 mi
Mount JulianSSE3,940 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:16
June solstice05:3419:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161825324150565548362517
Precip in1.72.51.82.62.31.72.42.11.92.01.71.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gould 4SE Sfsp, 11 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 204932 — Specimen Mountain, Larimer County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358945202

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