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South Boulder Peak

South Boulder Peak, a peak in Colorado
South Boulder Peak, a peak in ColoradoWendell Smith · CC BY 3.0

South Boulder Peak rises to 2,598 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

South Boulder Peak is a mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 8,541-foot (2,603 m) peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park, 5.2 miles (8.3 km) south-southwest of downtown Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q49075722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2598 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.95375, -105.29946

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Boulder Mountain Park: 1.4 mi
  • Shanahan Ridge Park: 2.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Park: 2.7 mi
  • Harlow Platts Community Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bill Bower Park: 3.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Centennial Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 3.2 mi
  • Arbor: 3.3 mi
  • Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 3.3 mi
  • Marshall Fire -Robert Sharpe: 3.6 mi
  • Baseline marker: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 59
Cliffs: 49
  • Front Porch: 1.7 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 2.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.4 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 5.7 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Barbeque: 4.0 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Boulder Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of South Boulder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakWSW 237°3,198 m7.6 mi
Thorodin MountainSW 236°3,195 m8.1 mi
Tremont MountainSW 230°3,163 m9.5 mi
Centralia MountainSSW 203°2,982 m9.4 mi
Mount TomSSW 196°2,969 m9.9 mi
Miramonte MountainSW 233°2,915 m7.3 mi
Blue MountainSSW 201°2,846 m5.7 mi
Mount ThomasSW 233°2,845 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282835404858656255443529
Precip in0.70.91.92.72.91.92.02.12.01.41.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gross Rsvr, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358916575

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