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Tuxedo Park

Tuxedo Park from directly overhead

Tuxedo Park is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,444 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 1.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.34560, -105.58496

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eagle Cliff Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Emerald Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Gianttrack Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Steep Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Rams Horn Mountain: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Wind River Ranch: 4.1 mi
  • Old Fall River Road: 7.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 14.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Windy Gulch Cascades: 2.9 mi
  • Alberta Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 4.4 mi
  • MacGregor Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 28
  • Crag of Fear: 3.0 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 3.1 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 3.1 mi
  • The Thumb: 3.7 mi
  • The Thimble: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 1.9 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 1.9 mi
  • Bond Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Albert Birch Bungalow: 4.1 mi
Parks: 20
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sprague Lake: 2.1 mi
  • Endovalley: 6.1 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek: 14.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Lookout Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Tuxedo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSSW 194°4,346 m6.5 mi
Mount MeekerS 189°4,227 m6.8 mi
Pagoda MountainSSW 198°4,082 m7.0 mi
Ships Prow TowerS 190°4,073.56 m6.5 mi
Storm PeakSSW 199°4,060 m5.8 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSSW 192°4,037 m5.8 mi
McHenrys PeakSW 214°4,036 m6.9 mi
Powell PeakSW 217°4,016 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 3 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/948304788

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