North Table Mountain
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North Table Mountain rises to 1,999 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
North Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,555-foot (1,998 m) mesa summit is located in North Table Mountain Park, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north by east (bearing 9°) of downtown Golden, Colorado, United States, in Jefferson County.
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Wikidata Q7056922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,999 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 7 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 8 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 8 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain Park: 0.9 mi
- Fairmont Park: 1.0 mi
- Tony Grampas Memorial Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
- Long Lake Regional Park: 1.2 mi
- Sunrise Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Lichen Peak: 1.4 mi
- South Table Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Galbraith: 3.4 mi
- Mount Zion: 4.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Colorado Railroad Museum: 1.4 mi
- Golden History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Cussler Museum: 2.8 mi
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: 3.0 mi
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 4.5 mi
- Cameron's Dragon: 2.6 mi
- Return Of The Cutthroat: 2.6 mi
- cowboy: 2.6 mi
- Winter Wind On The Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Sleeping Bear: 2.7 mi
- Colorado School of Mines "M": 3.8 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 6.2 mi
- National Ice Core Lab: 6.3 mi
- Vickery Hospitality: 6.3 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 6.4 mi
- Mines Centennial Bellm: 3.0 mi
- Colorado Amphitheater: 3.5 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 4.5 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 4.7 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Piano Garden: 3.3 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.3 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- National Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
- Big Dry Creek Open Space: 8.6 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 9.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 1.3 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 5.7 mi
- Front Porch: 13.6 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 15.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 15.2 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 6.3 mi
- Food Court: 6.3 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Cottontail: 9.8 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 9.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 1.7 mi
- Mount Vernon: 7.0 mi
- Nevadaville: 17.7 mi
- Russell Gulch: 17.9 mi
- Serene: 18.5 mi
- Lee Gulch: 18.0 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 18.0 mi
- Boulder Falls: 18.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 22.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 21.3 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 9.4 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of North Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | WNW 301° | 3,198 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tremont Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,163 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ely Hill | W 275° | 3,048 m | 11.7 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,982 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 282° | 2,969 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bergen Peak | SW 230° | 2,957 m | 13.5 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | W 268° | 2,927 m | 9.3 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,915 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 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 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ralston Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181626 — North Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358917149
Day trips start here
- Golden · 3 mi
- Arvada · 6 mi
- Denver · 12 mi
- Boulder · 16 mi
- Idaho Springs · 17 mi
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