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Cannon Mountain

Cannon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2624 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14249, -105.42944

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Historic sites: 54
  • 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
Waterfalls: 34
  • 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
Museums: 30
Gardens: 27
  • Foothills Community Garden: 9.7 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
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Cannon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AudubonWSW 253°4,026 m10.3 mi
Mount NotabonWSW 255°3,872.8 m9.8 mi
Saint Vrain MountainW 279°3,703 m8.4 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 287°3,546 m7.8 mi
Coney IslandW 262°3,530 m10.0 mi
Niwot MountainSW 228°3,497 m8.7 mi
Lookout MountainNW 309°3,262 m9.2 mi
Horsetooth PeakNW 312°3,152 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

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

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