Never Summer Mountains

Never Summer Mountains

The Never Summer Mountains (from Arapaho: Ni-chebe-chii) are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting of over twenty named peaks. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming an S-turn in the continental divide between the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park and the upper basin of the North Platte River (North Park). The range is small and tall, covering only with a north–south length of with over ten distinct peaks rising more than . The range straddles the Jackson-Grand county line for most of its length, and stretches into Jackson and Larimer county at its northern end. A panoramic view of the range is available from sections of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the northernmost peaks, Nokhu Crags, is prominently visible from the west side of Cameron Pass.

Details

Parent
Front Range, Rocky Mountains
Country
United States
Highest
Mount Richthofen
Listing
Mountain ranges of Colorado
Area Mi2
25
Length Mi
10
Elevation Ft
12945
Subdivision1
Colorado
Subdivision3 Type
Counties
Length Orientation
north-south