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Fort Junction

Fort Junction from directly overhead

Fort Junction is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,479 m. Nugget Hill stands 2,609 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​St. Vrain State Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 30 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
property of the state of Colorado Two Hundred feet due east of this point stood Fort Junction a sod enclosure erected in 1864 by the pioneers of Boulder and St. Vrain Valleys as a protection against hostile Indians. Garrisoned by the Home Guards…
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Coordinates40.15844, -104.97770
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 60
  • Hooked on Frederick: 3.0 mi
  • Milavec Turtle: 3.2 mi
  • Daddy's Home: 4.6 mi
  • Lefthand's Compass: 6.5 mi
  • The Thinker: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Colliers Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Grandview Open Space: 8.8 mi
  • Erie Highlands: 8.8 mi
  • Josephine Roche Open Space: 11.6 mi
  • Kneebone Open Space: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • old mine cart: 3.1 mi
  • Carbon Valley Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Old Fort Vasquez: 8.6 mi
  • Anthem Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 11.9 mi
Museums: 31
Gardens: 25
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Jason Sam's Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • The Atoll: 18.4 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 20.2 mi
  • Front Porch: 20.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 24.0 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 12
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 18.8 mi
  • Heron Cove: 20.1 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Willows Landing: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Barbeque: 18.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Fort Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nugget HillWSW2,609 m21.8 mi
Fairview PeakW2,600 m19.7 mi
South Boulder PeakSW2,598 m22.1 mi
Bear PeakSW2,578 m21.7 mi
Button Rock MountainWNW2,574 m22.5 mi
Golden Age HillW2,551 m20.6 mi
Porphyry MountainW2,543 m21.8 mi
Butzel HillWSW2,505 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5320:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13256691596

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