Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 2,260 m in Colorado. Santa Fe Mountain stands 3,209 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Bill's Grave, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.
The story
Lookout Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,377-foot (2,249 m) peak is located in Lookout Mountain Park, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-southwest (bearing 245°) of downtown Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q6675490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,260 m
How to reach it
- On the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 3 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 3 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 4 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: 1.7 mi
- Golden History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 2.3 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 3.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain Park: 0.3 mi
- Colorow Mountain Park: 0.7 mi
- Apex Park: 0.9 mi
- Beverly Heights Park: 1.0 mi
- Heritage Dells Park: 1.4 mi
- Colorow Hill: 0.6 mi
- Indian Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Zion: 1.0 mi
- Lost Arrow Point: 1.9 mi
- South Table Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 0.2 mi
- Mines Centennial Bellm: 1.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.8 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 2.8 mi
- Colorado School of Mines "M": 1.1 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 2.8 mi
- Vickery Hospitality: 2.9 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 2.9 mi
- Honnen Hospitality: 3.0 mi
- Strength, Dedication, Discipline, Determination: 1.3 mi
- Checkmate: 1.4 mi
- Mary and the angel: 1.6 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 1.6 mi
- Blue Bench: 1.6 mi
- Rosary Garden: 1.7 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
- The Piano Garden: 2.2 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 2.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 11.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 13.1 mi
- Red Wall: 17.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 0.6 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 9.1 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 9.3 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 9.6 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 10.2 mi
- Food Court: 2.9 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.0 mi
- Cottontail: 6.5 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Eye Shelter: 6.8 mi
- Mount Vernon: 3.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 4.5 mi
- Russell Gulch: 16.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 16.4 mi
- Tungsten: 21.0 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 13.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 16.2 mi
- Elk Falls: 18.1 mi
- Boulder Falls: 21.1 mi
- The Chutes: 24.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 21.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 5.1 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Mountain | W 264° | 3,209 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Judge | WSW 250° | 3,132 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,073 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ely Hill | WNW 298° | 3,048 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Pence | WSW 250° | 3,014 m | 10.7 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,996 m | 11.1 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | NW 314° | 2,982 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 315° | 2,969 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358918562
Day trips start here
- Golden · 2 mi
- Arvada · 10 mi
- Denver · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 15 mi
- Boulder · 20 mi
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