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Ypsilon Mountain

Ypsilon Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Ypsilon Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Ypsilon Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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Ypsilon Mountain rises to 4,098 m in Colorado. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ace 4, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

Ypsilon Mountain, elevation 13,520 ft (4,121 m), is in the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. The mountain, along with Mount Chiquita, is most easily accessed from a trailhead on Fall River Road to the south. The mountain was named in 1887 after the Greek letter Ypsilon by Mrs. Frederick H. Chapin, who observed the Y-shaped snowfield on its east face.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8537019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4098 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.45737, -105.68121

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 38
  • Chasm Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Thousand Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Big South Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lost Falls: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Ace 4: 0.4 mi
  • Ace 3: 0.5 mi
  • Ace 2: 0.5 mi
  • Ace 1: 0.6 mi
  • Lava Cliffs: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 7.9 mi
  • old sawmill: 8.4 mi
  • Lulu City Site: 8.8 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.9 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 8.9 mi
Parks: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Old Fall River Road: 2.3 mi
  • Wind River Ranch: 13.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 23.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 24.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Endovalley: 3.3 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 9.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 10.0 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 8
Springs: 6
  • Jacob Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Bedsprings: 14.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Ypsilon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hagues PeakNE 44°4,133 m2.6 mi
Fairchild MountainNE 50°4,116.18 m1.2 mi
Rowe PeakNE 39°4,084 m2.9 mi
Gibraltar PeakNE 44°4,084 m3.4 mi
Mummy MountainENE 68°4,079 m3.3 mi
Rowe MountainNNE 32°4,018 m3.2 mi
Mount ChiquitaSSW 203°3,978 m1.0 mi
East Desolation PeakNNW 331°3,947 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212128334252595650382821
Precip in1.21.52.32.62.31.42.01.71.61.41.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hourglass Rsvr, 9 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358911733

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