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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 1,690 m in Colorado. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 2,709 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1690 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.11137, -105.22415

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Tom Watson Park: 2.1 mi
  • Whistle Stop Park: 2.7 mi
  • Niwot Park: 3.2 mi
  • Gunbarrel Estates Park: 3.2 mi
  • Meadow Creek Apartment: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 8.2 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 8.8 mi
  • Front Porch: 9.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 11.4 mi
  • East Blob Rock: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 59
Gardens: 34
  • Holiday Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
Museums: 33
Waterfalls: 15
  • Boulder Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Barbeque: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Wilson Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 240°2,709 m11.8 mi
Walker MountainW 265°2,682 m9.8 mi
Overland MountainW 274°2,651 m10.6 mi
Bueno MountainW 275°2,633 m10.1 mi
Miller RockWNW 282°2,633 m12.2 mi
Bald MountainWNW 281°2,627 m9.7 mi
Cannon MountainWNW 281°2,624 m11.1 mi
Nugget HillW 260°2,609 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178711 — Haystack Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358913351

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