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Flagstaff Mountain

Flagstaff Mountain, a peak in Colorado
Flagstaff Mountain, a peak in ColoradoJacob Dong · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flagstaff Mountain rises to 2,127 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Star, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Flagstaff Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America, located in the Flatirons region. The 6,983-foot (2,128 m) peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5457029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,127 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.00165, -105.30749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 1.0 mi
  • Edward Sell Smith Park: 1.1 mi
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 1.1 mi
  • Fortune Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hiram Fullen Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 58
Historic sites: 57
Cliffs: 52
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 0.8 mi
  • Front Porch: 2.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 4.0 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 4.2 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Gardens: 39
  • Fortune Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 15
  • Barbeque: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Boulder Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Flagstaff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakSW3,198 m9.5 mi
Thorodin MountainSW3,195 m10.1 mi
Miramonte MountainSW2,915 m9.4 mi
Blue MountainS2,846 m8.8 mi
Burnt MountainWNW2,820 m10.1 mi
Windy PeakSSW2,780 m10.4 mi
Crescent MountainS2,724 m7.5 mi
Tungsten MountainWSW2,721 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358913110

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