Rams Horn Mountain
About
Rams Horn Mountain is a summit of 9,548 feet in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, about 2.5 miles from Estes Park. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station at Allenspark run around 74°F for highs and 44°F for lows, and the summit sits higher than that station, so expect it to run a little cooler. The Rams Horn Trail starts less than a mile away, and the Crag of Fear and Slamdance Buttress climbing areas are each about 0.8 miles off. For an overnight base, Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground is about 2.6 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
9,548 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Rams Horn 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–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 66–74°F and lows of 36–44°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Allenspark 3nw, CO weather station, 7.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high14° low
- Feb35° high15° low
- Mar42° high20° low
- Apr46° high23° low
- May56° high32° low
- Jun69° high38° low
- Jul74° high44° low
- Aug73° high43° low
- Sep66° high36° low
- Oct52° high29° low
- Nov41° high20° low
- Dec33° high14° low
The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Estes Park, Colorado · 2.5 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Rams Horn TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Crag of FearRock climbing0.8 mi
- Slamdance ButtressRock climbing0.8 mi
- Willows TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin CampgroundCamping2.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Glacier CreekCanoeing3.9 mi
- North Saint Vrain CreekCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
