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Indian Mountain

Indian Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Mountain rises to 2,000 m in Colorado. Pierson Mountain stands 2,987 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2000 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.26221, -105.25082

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sandstone Park: 2.8 mi
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bohn Park: 3.1 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 3.3 mi
  • McCall Lake Nature Area: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 5.6 mi
  • Tick Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Trailside Crag: 13.8 mi
  • Approach Crag: 13.8 mi
  • Main Crag: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 54
  • wrecked vintage car: 5.3 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 12.2 mi
  • VT Pumpkin Patch: 13.9 mi
  • Outback Glades: 14.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 53
Museums: 33
Waterfalls: 32
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 13.5 mi
  • Heron Cove: 16.8 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Willows Landing: 17.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Indian Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pierson MountainWNW 283°2,987 m12.1 mi
Lion HeadWNW 286°2,968 m11.9 mi
House RockW 271°2,930 m12.5 mi
Kruger RockWNW 293°2,842 m13.4 mi
Kenny MountainWNW 283°2,830 m9.0 mi
Panorama PeakNW 307°2,829 m10.4 mi
Big John MountainWSW 247°2,765 m11.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 318°2,722 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202518 — Indian Mountain, Larimer County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943150

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