Cannon Mountain
Cannon Mountain rises to 2,624 m in Colorado. Mount Audubon stands 4,026 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,624 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 22.7 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 28.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 20 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 21 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 23 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Ledge Park: 3.5 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 9.2 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Holiday Park: 9.8 mi
- LaVern M. Johnson Park: 9.9 mi
- The Atoll: 7.0 mi
- Oceanic Wall: 9.2 mi
- Dream Dome: 9.3 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 9.3 mi
- Tent Rocks: 9.3 mi
- Miller Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Overland Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bueno Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Porphyry Mountain: 2.4 mi
- The Clarifier art project: 10.3 mi
- One-on-One: 11.6 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 11.7 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 12.2 mi
- Boulder Six: 12.4 mi
- Mason Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 6.8 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 7.4 mi
- Elise Hoerath Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 2.0 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 6.1 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 14.1 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 17.0 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 17.9 mi
- Copeland Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 8.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.7 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 9.2 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 5.5 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 7.4 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 10.2 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 11.5 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 11.9 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Outback Glades: 1.5 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 1.8 mi
- Creekside: 2.1 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 2.1 mi
- Moose Grove: 2.1 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Barbeque: 13.9 mi
- Sprague Lake: 15.5 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 16.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 6.1 mi
- Wilson Spring: 9.9 mi
- Lookout Springs: 11.7 mi
- Jacob Spring: 13.5 mi
- Tungsten: 12.0 mi
- Caribou: 13.7 mi
- Serene: 22.7 mi
- Nevadaville: 24.6 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 18.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Cannon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Audubon | WSW 253° | 4,026 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Notabon | WSW 255° | 3,873 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | W 264° | 3,739 m | 10.4 mi |
| Saint Vrain Mountain | W 279° | 3,703 m | 8.4 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 287° | 3,546 m | 7.8 mi |
| Coney Island | W 262° | 3,530 m | 10.0 mi |
| Niwot Mountain | SW 228° | 3,497 m | 8.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 309° | 3,262 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178259 — Cannon Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358912583
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 12 mi
- Estes Park · 17 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 20 mi
- Idaho Springs · 28 mi
- Golden · 29 mi
- Arvada · 30 mi
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