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Horsetooth Mountain

Horsetooth Mountain rises to 2,197 m in Colorado. Signal Mountain stands 3,430 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsetooth Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Horsetooth Mountain is a mountain summit in the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,259-foot (2,213 m) peak is located in the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, 7.0 miles (11.2 km) west (bearing 265°) of downtown Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q8518702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.53970, -105.19693

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Arthurs Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Milner Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Fletcher Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Christ Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Deadman Hill: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Lory State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Glen Park: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Canyon Park: 3.7 mi
  • Overland Park: 4.2 mi
  • Blevins Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Artworks: 57
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 28
  • Duncan's Ridge: 2.8 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Ship's Prow: 2.8 mi
  • Exit Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 2.9 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Horsetooth Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Lost Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 10.1 mi
  • Willows Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Heron Cove: 10.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Nelson Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Bedsprings: 19.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Blue Arena: 12.7 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 12.9 mi
  • wrecked vintage car: 24.6 mi
  • Wind River Ranch: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Horsetooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainW 267°3,430 m16.6 mi
South Signal MountainW 265°3,426 m17.0 mi
Lookout MountainW 269°3,230 m13.8 mi
West White Pine MountainWNW 288°3,140 m15.1 mi
East White Pine MountainWNW 289°3,111 m13.8 mi
Crystal MountainW 270°3,029 m12.4 mi
Storm MountainWSW 249°3,015 m10.6 mi
Panorama PeakSW 221°2,829 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358911488

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