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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
2127 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.00165, -105.30749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
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
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Museums: 59
Nature reserves: 55
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
Gardens: 44
  • 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
Picnic sites: 18
  • 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 PeakSW 218°3,198 m9.5 mi
Thorodin MountainSW 218°3,195 m10.1 mi
Miramonte MountainSW 215°2,915 m9.4 mi
Blue MountainS 191°2,846 m8.8 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 300°2,820 m10.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW 282°2,782 m7.8 mi
Crescent MountainS 183°2,724 m7.5 mi
Tungsten MountainWSW 248°2,721 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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