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Bryan Mountain

Bryan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bryan Mountain rises to 3,296 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinn Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q49015922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.94054, -105.61722

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.6 mi
  • Caribou Street: 5.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 5.8 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 6.1 mi
  • Private Pond: 6.9 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 8.7 mi
  • Confluence Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Jane Dragon: 5.8 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 9.2 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 10.1 mi
  • Peche: 10.1 mi
  • Tempus: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 54
  • Clocktower: 8.4 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 8.5 mi
  • The Visor: 8.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Magic Schoolbus: 4.7 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 10.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain Cemetery: 10.7 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 11.1 mi
  • Miner's Monument: 11.2 mi
Museums: 30
Waterfalls: 20
  • Boulder Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 17.6 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Rose Crown: 7.9 mi
  • Fox Den: 8.2 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Fortune Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 2
  • Crystal Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bryan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNNW 344°4,100 m6.2 mi
Apache PeakNNW 348°4,097 m8.3 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 349°4,087 m8.0 mi
Parry PeakSW 216°4,076 m8.7 mi
South Arapaho PeakNNW 343°4,067 m5.7 mi
James PeakSSW 212°4,056 m7.2 mi
Mount BancroftSSW 212°4,039 m8.4 mi
Kiowa PeakN 357°4,010 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181074 — Bryan Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916461

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