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Tanima Peak

Tanima Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tanima Peak rises to 3,790 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cleaver, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3790 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.21943, -105.66084

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Attractions
  • Wind River Ranch: 8.2 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.6 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 38
  • Fan Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Mertensia Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Thunder Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Trio Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lyric Falls: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.0 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 11.4 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 11.4 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 12.7 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 13
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 7.5 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 9.6 mi
  • Endovalley: 13.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 15.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Tanima Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakNE 44°4,346 m3.4 mi
Mount MeekerNE 56°4,227 m3.6 mi
Chiefs Head PeakNNE 26°4,121 m2.3 mi
Pagoda MountainNE 41°4,082 m2.8 mi
Ships Prow TowerNE 51°4,073.56 m3.7 mi
Storm PeakNNE 34°4,060 m3.8 mi
Mount AliceN 354°4,048 m1.4 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNE 43°4,037 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5716:41

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, 8 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/358945300

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