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Smithy Mountain

Smithy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smithy Mountain rises to 2,171 m in Colorado. Meadow Mountain stands 3,546 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Button Rock Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2171 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.21304, -105.38166

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 3.2 mi
  • The Crags: 9.6 mi
  • Tent Rocks: 11.1 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 11.1 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 11.1 mi
Parks
  • Rock Ledge Park: 5.5 mi
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 5.7 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 6.0 mi
  • Bohn Park: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • wrecked vintage car: 5.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.6 mi
  • Outback Glades: 6.9 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 7.0 mi
  • Creekside: 7.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 53
Historic sites: 50
Waterfalls: 36
  • Copeland Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 11.1 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 26
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 20.7 mi
  • Heron Cove: 24.1 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 24.1 mi
  • Willows Landing: 24.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Smithy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meadow MountainWSW 255°3,546 m10.3 mi
Twin Sisters PeaksNW 306°3,454 m8.9 mi
Twin Sisters MountainNW 306°3,325 m8.9 mi
Lookout MountainW 276°3,262 m9.7 mi
Horsetooth PeakW 278°3,152 m9.5 mi
Pierson MountainNW 322°2,987 m7.9 mi
Lion HeadNW 326°2,968 m8.1 mi
Lily MountainNW 311°2,967 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178271 — Smithy Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912602

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