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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
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
Artworks: 59
  • Jane Dragon: 3.7 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 11.7 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 12.4 mi
  • Peche: 12.4 mi
  • Tempus: 12.5 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: 41
  • 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: 32
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
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 17
  • Fortune Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 16.4 mi
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
Attractions: 8
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 PeakNW4,100 m4.9 mi
Apache PeakNW4,097 m6.6 mi
Navajo PeakNW4,087 m6.2 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW4,067 m4.6 mi
Mount AudubonNNW4,026 m8.4 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW4,010 m5.2 mi
Arikaree PeakNW4,008 m5.5 mi
Old BaldyNW3,974 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.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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