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The Cleaver

The Cleaver, seen from above at true elevation

The Cleaver rises to 3,712 m in Colorado. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanima Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 8.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3712 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.21721, -105.67112

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Parks
  • Town Square Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rocky Mountain National Park: 8.3 mi
  • James Cairns Open Space: 8.4 mi
  • AA Barn: 8.9 mi
  • Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
Attractions
  • Wind River Ranch: 8.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Fan Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Mertensia Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Thunder Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Trio Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Ribbon Falls: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.3 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 11.8 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 11.8 mi
  • Griffith Homestead 1923: 13.3 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 7.9 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 10.0 mi
  • Endovalley: 13.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 9
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakNE 49°4,346 m3.9 mi
Mount MeekerENE 58°4,227 m4.1 mi
Chiefs Head PeakNE 35°4,121 m2.7 mi
Pagoda MountainNE 47°4,082 m3.2 mi
Ships Prow TowerNE 54°4,073.56 m4.2 mi
Storm PeakNE 39°4,060 m4.3 mi
Mount AliceNNE 15°4,048 m1.6 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonNE 47°4,037 m4.6 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2315:5716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 8 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 178187 — The Cleaver, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912532

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