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Mountain Peaks in Larimer County, Colorado

10 mountain peaks in Larimer County. Every location page has sunrise and sunset azimuths, a monthly golden hour table, Milky Way windows and nearby spots.

Top mountain peaks

Fairchild MountainMountain Peak
Fairchild MountainLarimer County · 4,116 m
Horsetooth MountainMountain Peak
Horsetooth MountainLarimer County · 2,197 m
Mount JulianMountain Peak
Mount JulianLarimer County · 3,938 m
Clark PeakMountain Peak
Clark PeakLarimer County · 3,947 m
Chief Cheley PeakMountain Peak
Chief Cheley PeakLarimer County · 3,906 m
Twin Sisters PeaksMountain Peak
Twin Sisters PeaksLarimer County · 3,454 m
Hagues PeakMountain Peak
Hagues PeakLarimer County · 4,096 m
Ypsilon MountainMountain Peak
Ypsilon MountainLarimer County · 4,098 m
Greyrock MountainMountain Peak
Greyrock MountainLarimer County · 2,297 m
Mount ChiquitaMountain Peak
Mount ChiquitaLarimer County · 3,978 m

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.