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Indian Lookout Mountain

Indian Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Lookout Mountain rises to 1,993 m in Colorado. Twin Sisters Peaks stands 3,454 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is LaVern M. Johnson Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038617, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,993 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22054, -105.29527

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 1.9 mi
  • The Crags: 13.2 mi
  • Tick Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 14.5 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 14.5 mi
Parks
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bohn Park: 1.5 mi
  • McCall Lake Nature Area: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 47
Waterfalls: 33
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.9 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 24
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 20
  • wrecked vintage car: 2.3 mi
  • Outback Glades: 10.4 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 10.7 mi
  • Creekside: 11.0 mi
  • Lions Den Bank: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 17.2 mi
  • Heron Cove: 20.5 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Willows Landing: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Indian Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Sisters PeaksWNW3,454 m12.7 mi
Twin Sisters MountainWNW3,325 m12.7 mi
Pierson MountainWNW2,987 m11.0 mi
Lion HeadNW2,968 m11.0 mi
House RockWNW2,930 m10.6 mi
Kenny MountainNW2,830 m8.1 mi
Panorama PeakNNW2,829 m10.9 mi
Big John MountainWSW2,765 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178308 — Indian Lookout Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912638

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