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Mount Audubon

Mount Audubon, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Audubon rises to 4,026 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the south-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Notabon, a peak 0.6 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Audubon is a high mountain summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,229-foot (4,032 m) thirteener is located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Roosevelt National Forest, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) west-northwest (bearing 287°) of the Town of Ward in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of John James Audubon.

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Wikidata Q14684973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,026 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.09923, -105.61626

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Parks
  • Rock Ledge Park: 9.2 mi
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 10.9 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 11.2 mi
  • Private Pond: 13.0 mi
  • AA Barn: 13.7 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Notabon: 0.6 mi
  • Paiute Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Toll: 1.2 mi
  • Little Pawnee Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Algonquin: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 5.1 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 12.4 mi
  • Magic Schoolbus: 12.5 mi
  • Aquilla Cook Memorial: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Calypso Cascades: 6.7 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 32
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 14
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 15.3 mi
  • Rose Crown: 16.5 mi
  • Fox Den: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 13
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakSSW4,100 m5.3 mi
Apache PeakSSW4,097 m3.4 mi
Navajo PeakSSW4,087 m3.5 mi
South Arapaho PeakSSW4,067 m5.8 mi
Copeland MountainNNW4,013 m5.9 mi
Kiowa PeakS4,010 m3.6 mi
Arikaree PeakSSW4,008 m3.8 mi
Ogalalla PeakNNW3,987 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912966

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