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Rabbit Mountain

Rabbit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rabbit Mountain rises to 1,827 m in Colorado. Lion Head stands 2,968 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Top Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

Wikidata Q49066271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,827 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.23610, -105.19776

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 6.9 mi
  • Tick Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Approach Crag: 16.8 mi
  • Trailside Crag: 16.9 mi
  • Main Crag: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • McCall Lake Nature Area: 2.1 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 3.8 mi
  • Bohn Park: 3.9 mi
  • Flanders Park: 3.9 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 31
Gardens: 26
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 4.0 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 13.6 mi
  • Heron Cove: 16.6 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Willows Landing: 16.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Rabbit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lion HeadWNW2,968 m15.1 mi
Kenny MountainWNW2,830 m12.2 mi
Panorama PeakNW2,829 m13.7 mi
Big John MountainWSW2,765 m14.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW2,722 m13.7 mi
Walker MountainSW2,682 m14.6 mi
Overland MountainWSW2,651 m14.3 mi
Pole HillNW2,647 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5516:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178343 — Rabbit Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912734

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