Never Summer Mountains

Never Summer Mountains
Nokhu Crags, at the northern end of the Never Summer Mountains
Highest point
PeakMount Richthofen
Elevation12,945 ft (3,946 m)
ListingMountain ranges of Colorado
Coordinates40°28′10″N 105°53′42″W / 40.46944°N 105.89500°W / 40.46944; -105.89500
Dimensions
Length10 mi (16 km) north-south
Area25 sq mi (65 km2)
Geography
Never Summer Mountains is located in Colorado
Never Summer Mountains
Never Summer Mountains
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesJackson, Grand and Larimer
Range coordinates40°25′27″N 105°53′56″W / 40.42415°N 105.898903°W / 40.42415; -105.898903
Parent rangeFront Range, Rocky 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 25 sq mi (65 km2) with a north–south length of 10 mi (16 km) with over ten distinct peaks rising more than 12,000 ft (3,700 m). 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.