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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
  • Hooked on Frederick: 3.0 mi
  • Milavec Turtle: 3.2 mi
  • mural: 4.5 mi
  • Daddy's Home: 4.6 mi
  • Lefthand's Compass: 6.5 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: 50
  • 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: 32
Gardens: 28
  • 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 22.4 miles of Fort Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nugget HillWSW 258°2,609 m21.8 mi
Fairview PeakW 266°2,600 m19.7 mi
South Boulder PeakSW 230°2,598 m22.1 mi
Bear PeakSW 231°2,578 m21.7 mi
Golden Age HillW 263°2,551 m20.6 mi
Porphyry MountainW 264°2,543 m21.8 mi
Butzel HillWSW 255°2,505 m21.8 mi
Green MountainSW 235°2,484 m21.0 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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