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Caribou

Caribou from directly overhead

Caribou is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,041 m. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 20 miles off.

ghost town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States

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Coordinates39.98080, -105.57900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Caribou Street: 3.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • Jane Dragon: 3.7 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 11.7 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 12.4 mi
  • Peche: 12.4 mi
  • Tempus: 12.5 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 3.7 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 4.1 mi
  • Private Pond: 5.7 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 11.3 mi
  • Confluence Park: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Overhung Wall: 6.1 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 6.1 mi
  • Clocktower: 6.2 mi
  • The Visor: 6.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Magic Schoolbus: 4.3 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 10.6 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 10.9 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 11.5 mi
Museums: 33
Waterfalls: 22
  • Boulder Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 14.8 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Fortune Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 15
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Rose Crown: 11.2 mi
  • Fox Den: 11.4 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Caribou. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 310°4,100 m4.9 mi
Apache PeakNW 325°4,097 m6.6 mi
Navajo PeakNW 325°4,087 m6.2 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW 306°4,067 m4.6 mi
Mount AudubonNNW 346°4,026 m8.4 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW 333°4,010 m5.2 mi
Arikaree PeakNW 325°4,008 m5.5 mi
Old BaldyNW 309°3,974 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 4 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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