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Lookout Mountain

Colorado

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Lookout Mountain is a summit in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, inside the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. The nearest town is Allenspark, about 2.5 miles away. Summer is the warmest window. A nearby weather station, Boulder 14 W, records typical July averages of a 68°F high and a 43°F low, with September cooling to a high around 59°F. That station sits several hundred feet below the summit, so temperatures up top run cooler. The surrounding area offers climbing, hiking and camping. Kinickinick Crags is about 0.7 miles away. The Wild Basin Trail and Mount Alice are each about 1.3 miles out, and Meeker Park Overflow Campground is about 2 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

10,703 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Lookout Mountain

Colorado

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: Jun–Aug. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–68°F and lows of 36–43°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Boulder 14 W, CO weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan29° high12° low
  2. Feb28° high11° low
  3. Mar36° high17° low
  4. Apr40° high22° low
  5. May50° high29° low
  6. Jun62° high36° low
  7. Jul68° high43° low
  8. Aug66° high41° low
  9. Sep59° high34° low
  10. Oct47° high26° low
  11. Nov35° high19° low
  12. Dec28° high12° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Allenspark, Colorado · 2.5 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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