Torreys Peak
Torreys Peak rises to 4,351 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the south-southeast, 0.6 miles off. Top of the Rockies passes 19 miles off.
The story
Torreys Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is one of 53 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. Torreys Peak is located along the Continental Divide, as well as the division between Clear Creek County and Summit County. In the Arapaho language Torrey's Peak and the adjacent Gray's Peak are named, Heeniiyoowuu or "Ant Hills".
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Wikidata Q2803733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4351 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 24.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 24 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 24 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 28 mi
- Panorama Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grays Peak: 0.6 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Edwards: 1.5 mi
- Kelso Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Baker Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Dinger Park: 6.1 mi
- Library Corner Park: 7.9 mi
- City Park: 8.1 mi
- Gateway Park: 8.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 8.5 mi
- Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 5.0 mi
- Mount Blue Sky Summit: 10.2 mi
- Abyss Trailhead: 10.8 mi
- Country Boy Mine: 15.2 mi
- The Mailbox: 15.3 mi
- The Goat: 2.7 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 8.0 mi
- Jim Bridger: 10.7 mi
- Three Cowboys: 16.2 mi
- My Book: 16.2 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 3.0 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 4.6 mi
- Brewery Spring: 6.2 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 7.9 mi
- Reiling Dredge: 14.4 mi
- George Rowe Museum: 6.1 mi
- Hamill House Museum: 7.8 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 7.9 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 8.0 mi
- Summit Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Ponder Point Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Bakerville: 3.5 mi
- Saints John: 5.9 mi
- Tiger: 11.2 mi
- Parkville: 12.1 mi
- Silver Creek: 12.7 mi
- Pavillion Point: 7.3 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 11.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 16.6 mi
- Eagle Roost: 20.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 21.5 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 16.8 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Continental Falls: 20.7 mi
- Elk Falls: 23.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.2 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 9.7 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 20.6 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 13.3 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 14.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 17.5 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Torreys Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Peak | SSE 162° | 4,352 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Edwards | ESE 107° | 4,218 m | 1.5 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | SE 139° | 4,201 m | 4.6 mi |
| Argentine Peak | SE 132° | 4,186 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bard Peak | N 10° | 4,159 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Parnassus | N 359° | 4,139 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pettingell Peak | NW 323° | 4,104 m | 7.4 mi |
| Engelmann Peak | N 9° | 4,077 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181829 — Torreys Peak, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/441901541
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 16 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Vail · 29 mi
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