Eldorado Mountain
Eldorado Mountain rises to 2,537 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Shirttail Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Eldorado Mountain is a mountain summit on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 8,344-foot (2,543 m) peak is located 8.1 miles (13.1 km) south by west (bearing 196°) of downtown Boulder, Colorado, United States. The mountain is largely in Boulder County but it straddles the border and its southern flanks are located in Jefferson County. Its name was probably borrowed from the nearby community of Eldorado Springs.
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Wikidata Q5354108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,537 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 14 mi
- Hawk Watch · 16 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 17 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shirttail Peak: 1.4 mi
- Scar Top Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Crescent Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Coal Creek Peak: 1.8 mi
- South Boulder Peak: 2.7 mi
- Boulder Mountain Park: 4.1 mi
- Shanahan Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Harlow Platts Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Bear Creek Park: 4.8 mi
- Bill Bower Park: 5.1 mi
- NCAR Exhibits: 4.5 mi
- Neptune Museum: 5.4 mi
- Neptune Mountaineering: 5.4 mi
- Fiske Planetarium: 6.4 mi
- Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building: 6.5 mi
- Old Jake: 4.6 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Appositio: 6.6 mi
- Grand Challenges in Global Health: 6.6 mi
- John Garrey Tippit Memorial Sundial: 6.6 mi
- Marshall Fire -Robert Sharpe: 4.3 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 5.8 mi
- Arbor: 5.9 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 6.0 mi
- Baseline marker: 6.2 mi
- Candelas Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 5.8 mi
- Centennial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hickory Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 4.5 mi
- National Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.3 mi
- Front Porch: 4.3 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 5.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 7.5 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 7.8 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 7.8 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Barbeque: 6.2 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Boulder Star: 6.4 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 6.5 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 7.5 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 10.8 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 10.8 mi
- Tungsten: 10.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 11.4 mi
- Nevadaville: 15.1 mi
- Caribou: 15.7 mi
- Russell Gulch: 15.9 mi
- Boulder Falls: 8.7 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.8 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 24.8 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 24.8 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 18.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.8 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Eldorado Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | WSW 258° | 3,198 m | 6.8 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,195 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tremont Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,163 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ely Hill | SW 221° | 3,048 m | 10.1 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | SW 214° | 2,982 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSW 204° | 2,969 m | 7.4 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,927 m | 9.8 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,915 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gross Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358916556
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 7 mi
- Golden · 11 mi
- Arvada · 14 mi
- Idaho Springs · 17 mi
- Denver · 20 mi
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