- Elevation, modelled
- 3,212 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Longs Peak4,346 m · 5.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road4.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2966, -105.5215
Lookout Springs is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 3,212 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Crags, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 4.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Lookout Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longs Peak | WSW 240° | 4,346 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Meeker | SW 233° | 4,227 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chiefs Head Peak | WSW 243° | 4,121 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pagoda Mountain | WSW 240° | 4,082 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ships Prow Tower | SW 236° | 4,073.56 m | 5.4 mi |
| Storm Peak | WSW 248° | 4,060 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Lady Washington | WSW 243° | 4,037 m | 5.1 mi |
| McHenrys Peak | WSW 252° | 4,036 m | 7.5 mi |
- 4.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
- 16.5 mi off the Colorado River HeadwatersNational
- 24.1 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 9 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 9 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Crags: 0.4 mi
- Quickie Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Slamdance Buttress: 2.0 mi
- Crag of Fear: 2.0 mi
- The Thimble: 4.2 mi
- Twin Sisters Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Twin Sisters Peaks: 0.6 mi
- Lily Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Estes Cone: 2.4 mi
- Pierson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Baldwin Park: 5.3 mi
- Bond Park: 5.6 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 8.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.4 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 1.0 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.5 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.4 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.4 mi
- Columbine Falls: 4.8 mi
- Alberta Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lyric Falls: 6.4 mi
- Glacier Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 6.6 mi
- Brown Homestead 1918: 3.7 mi
- Griffith Homestead 1923: 3.9 mi
- Walker Homestead 1914: 4.0 mi
- Sawmill: 4.5 mi
- Irvin Homestead 1917: 4.5 mi
- 75th Annivrrsary: 4.0 mi
- Reaching Out: 4.0 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 4.0 mi
- The Free Spirit: 4.0 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 4.1 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 5.7 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 12.2 mi
- Narrows Park: 16.4 mi
- Wild Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 4.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.5 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 14.2 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 16.0 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 17.1 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 19.0 mi
- Homestead Museum: 19.0 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.8 mi
- Sprague Lake: 4.9 mi
- Endovalley: 10.8 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wilson Spring: 4.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.2 mi
- Nelson Spring: 17.1 mi
- Bedsprings: 23.5 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 19.4 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.4 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 21.7 | 122 | 260 | 120 | 46.4 | 27.4 | 16.1 | 9.5 | 6.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Thompson BL Moraine Park NR Estes Park, CO, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Estes Park · 6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 10 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
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