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Overland Mountain

Overland Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Overland Mountain rises to 2,651 m in Colorado. Mount Audubon stands 4,026 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bueno Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2651 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.12276, -105.42361

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Rock Ledge Park: 4.8 mi
  • Dakota Ridge Park: 8.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Park: 8.5 mi
  • Holiday Park: 8.8 mi
  • Primos Park: 9.1 mi
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 7.7 mi
  • Oceanic Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Dream Dome: 7.9 mi
  • Lost Angel Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Wake Up Wall: 8.0 mi
Artworks
  • One-on-One: 10.4 mi
  • Hearts on a swing: 10.5 mi
  • The Clarifier art project: 10.8 mi
  • Geographic Center of Boulder: 11.0 mi
  • Boulder Six: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Mason Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 6.0 mi
  • Aquilla Cook Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Ski Area (Historical): 7.5 mi
  • Elise Hoerath Memorial: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Waterfalls: 34
  • Boulder Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.7 mi
Museums: 31
Gardens: 27
  • Foothills Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 9.9 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Overland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AudubonW 261°4,026 m10.3 mi
Mount NotabonW 263°3,872.8 m9.9 mi
Saint Vrain MountainWNW 287°3,703 m9.0 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 295°3,546 m8.6 mi
Coney IslandW 270°3,530 m10.2 mi
Niwot MountainWSW 237°3,497 m8.1 mi
Lookout MountainNW 314°3,262 m10.3 mi
Horsetooth PeakNW 316°3,152 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202550 — Overland Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943180

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