Chief Cheley Peak
Northeast aspect, (summit right of center)
Highest point
Elevation	12,815 ft (3,906 m) [1] [2]
Prominence	384 ft (117 m) [3]
Isolation	0.43 mi (0.69 km) [3]
Coordinates	40°22′02″N 105°46′27″W / 40.3672065°N 105.7741756°W / 40.3672065; -105.7741756 [1]
Geography
Chief Cheley Peak Colorado
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand and Larimer counties, Colorado, United States [1]
Parent range	Front Range [3]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Grand Lake, Colorado [1]

Chief Cheley Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,815-foot (3,906 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west ( bearing 267°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Chief Cheley Peak was named for Frank Cheley, an outdoor educator. ^[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. ^[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

See also

• List of peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Mountains of Larimer County, Colorado
• Mountains of Grand County, Colorado

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

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