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Klondike Mountain

Klondike Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Klondike Mountain rises to 3,277 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 19 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49042041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97971, -105.60361

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 5.0 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 5.3 mi
  • Private Pond: 6.8 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 10.0 mi
  • Confluence Park: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Overhung Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 7.4 mi
  • Clocktower: 7.4 mi
  • The Visor: 7.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 38
  • Magic Schoolbus: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 11.7 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 11.8 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 12.3 mi
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 12.5 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Jane Dragon: 5.0 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 10.5 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 11.1 mi
  • Peche: 11.1 mi
  • Tempus: 11.2 mi
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 22
  • Boulder Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 14.9 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Rose Crown: 10.1 mi
  • Fox Den: 10.4 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Fortune Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Caribou Street: 4.8 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 10.9 mi
  • The Mailbox: 11.0 mi
  • Mariposa Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Aspen Bend: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Klondike Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW4,100 m4.1 mi
Apache PeakNNW4,097 m6.0 mi
Navajo PeakNNW4,087 m5.6 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW4,067 m3.7 mi
Mount AudubonN4,026 m8.3 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW4,010 m4.8 mi
Arikaree PeakNNW4,008 m5.0 mi
Old BaldyNW3,974 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181081 — Klondike Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916481

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