Fairview Peak
Fairview Peak rises to 2,600 m in Colorado. Kenny Mountain stands 2,830 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Age Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,600 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 26.8 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 27.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 23 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 23 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Atoll: 4.9 mi
- Oceanic Wall: 9.2 mi
- Dream Dome: 9.3 mi
- Security Risk: 9.3 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 9.3 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 5.8 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Holiday Park: 6.4 mi
- Primos Park: 6.8 mi
- Crestview Park: 7.0 mi
- Golden Age Hill: 1.2 mi
- Porphyry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Nugget Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bueno Mountain: 3.5 mi
- The Clarifier art project: 7.4 mi
- One-on-One: 8.9 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 9.0 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 9.3 mi
- Boulder Six: 9.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 5.9 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 6.1 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 11.7 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 14.6 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Elise Hoerath Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Mitch Brackett Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Mason Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 7.1 mi
- Boulder Falls: 9.5 mi
- Copeland Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 12.6 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 12.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 5.9 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 7.0 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 8.8 mi
- Shelby American Car Museum: 9.2 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 8.7 mi
- wrecked vintage car: 5.2 mi
- Outback Glades: 5.5 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 5.8 mi
- Creekside: 5.8 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 5.9 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Barbeque: 11.0 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Sprague Lake: 18.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 19.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.0 mi
- Wilson Spring: 11.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 14.3 mi
- Jacob Spring: 15.5 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Fairview Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,830 m | 11.3 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,820 m | 7.7 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NW 306° | 2,765 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,709 m | 8.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 230° | 2,682 m | 4.0 mi |
| Overland Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,651 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bueno Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,633 m | 3.5 mi |
| Miller Rock | W 280° | 2,633 m | 5.4 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 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178291 — Fairview Peak, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358912622
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 9 mi
- Estes Park · 19 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 23 mi
- Arvada · 27 mi
- Golden · 27 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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