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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
4026 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.09923, -105.61626

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.4 mi
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
Historic sites: 38
  • 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
Artworks: 35
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
Museums: 23
Gardens: 15
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 18.2 mi
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
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 PeakSSW 200°4,100 m5.3 mi
Apache PeakSSW 213°4,097 m3.4 mi
Navajo PeakSSW 207°4,087 m3.5 mi
South Arapaho PeakSSW 198°4,067 m5.8 mi
Copeland MountainNNW 344°4,013 m5.9 mi
Kiowa PeakS 187°4,010 m3.6 mi
Arikaree PeakSSW 198°4,008 m3.8 mi
Ogalalla PeakNNW 332°3,987 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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