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Niwot Mountain

Niwot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Niwot Mountain rises to 3,497 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak-to-Peak Highway, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3497 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.05888, -105.55250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 2.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Albion: 3.7 mi
  • Kiowa Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Little Pawnee Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Audubon: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Notabon: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 7.0 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 7.2 mi
  • Private Pond: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Ledge Park: 9.2 mi
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 60
Cliffs
  • Castle Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 7.6 mi
  • The Visor: 7.6 mi
  • Clocktower: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 6.8 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 8.5 mi
  • Magic Schoolbus: 8.9 mi
  • Aquilla Cook Memorial: 13.6 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 28
  • Boulder Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 9.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Foothills Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 11
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Rose Crown: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Niwot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakWSW 247°4,100 m5.6 mi
Apache PeakW 270°4,097 m5.2 mi
Navajo PeakW 266°4,087 m5.0 mi
South Arapaho PeakWSW 242°4,067 m5.8 mi
Mount AudubonNW 310°4,026 m4.4 mi
Kiowa PeakW 259°4,010 m3.9 mi
Arikaree PeakW 260°4,008 m4.6 mi
Old BaldyWSW 237°3,974 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3419:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178482 — Niwot Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912953

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