Mount Chiquita facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Chiquita
Mounts Ypsilon (left of center), Chiquita (center), and Chapin (right)
Highest point
Elevation	13,075 ft (3,985 m)
Prominence	283 ft (86 m)
Isolation	0.99 mi (1.59 km)
Geography
Mount Chiquita Location in Colorado
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Mummy Range
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Trail Ridge, Colorado

Mount Chiquita is a mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,075-foot (3,985 m) thirteener is located in Rocky Mountain National Park, 9.8 miles (15.7 km) northwest by west (bearing 298°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Tourists can reach Mount Chiquita via Chapin Pass which is an 8.0 kilometer out and back trail located near Estes Park, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and running and is accessible year-round.

Sundance Mountain (12,466 feet) on left, Mount Chapin (12,454 feet) and Mount Chiquita reflect in one of the Sheep Lakes in Horseshoe Park shortly after the ice had melted in the spring. Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.