Chasm Falls
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Chasm Falls is a waterfall in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,760 m. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Thousand Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Chasm Falls is a waterfall with a 25-foot (7.6 m) drop located on the Fall River in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Wikidata Q37509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 12.8 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 13.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 3 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 3 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chapin: 1.9 mi
- Mount Chiquita: 2.0 mi
- Sundance Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ypsilon Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Thousand Falls: 0.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 2.0 mi
- Windy Gulch Cascades: 4.6 mi
- Fern Falls: 4.8 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 5.3 mi
- Ace 1: 2.5 mi
- Ace 2: 2.5 mi
- Ace 3: 2.6 mi
- Ace 4: 2.6 mi
- Lava Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Bond Monument: 8.4 mi
- Estes Park Women's Monument: 8.5 mi
- Shipler Cabins: 9.4 mi
- Lulu City Site: 9.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 6.1 mi
- Bond Park: 8.4 mi
- Baldwin Park: 8.4 mi
- Town Square Park: 13.7 mi
- James Cairns Open Space: 14.0 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 1.1 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 10.9 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 22.8 mi
- Outback Glades: 23.0 mi
- Aspen Bend: 23.0 mi
- Endovalley: 0.8 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 6.7 mi
- Sprague Lake: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Beaver Creek: 9.5 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 7.4 mi
- The Free Spirit: 7.5 mi
- “Welcome” -Bear: 7.5 mi
- Reaching Out: 7.5 mi
- Columbine: 8.2 mi
- Jacob Spring: 11.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 11.5 mi
- Wilson Spring: 15.0 mi
- Bedsprings: 16.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.3 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 8.4 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Narrows Park: 22.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 23.0 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 9.3 mi
- Homestead Museum: 11.1 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 13.8 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 7.5 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 8.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Chasm Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagues Peak | NNE 16° | 4,133 m | 4.9 mi |
| Fairchild Mountain | N 7° | 4,116 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ypsilon Mountain | N 351° | 4,098 m | 2.8 mi |
| Rowe Peak | NNE 16° | 4,084 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gibraltar Peak | NNE 20° | 4,084 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NNE 33° | 4,079 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rowe Mountain | NNE 13° | 4,018 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Chiquita | NNW 335° | 3,978 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 9 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, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1837213634
Day trips start here
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 6 mi
- Estes Park · 8 mi
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