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Spencer Mountain

Spencer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spencer Mountain rises to 2,941 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ute Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2941 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.94332, -105.57250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.2 mi
  • Caribou Street: 3.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.4 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Jane Dragon: 3.5 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 11.6 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 12.5 mi
  • Peche: 12.5 mi
  • Tempus: 12.5 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 3.5 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 3.7 mi
  • Private Pond: 4.5 mi
  • Mountain Life Park: 10.4 mi
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 55
  • Clocktower: 6.1 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 6.1 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 6.1 mi
  • The Visor: 6.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Magic Schoolbus: 2.4 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 8.8 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 9.4 mi
  • John Frazer Cabin: 10.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain Cemetery: 10.3 mi
Museums: 34
Nature reserves: 22
Gardens: 22
  • Fortune Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Boulder Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 17.4 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Rose Crown: 10.1 mi
  • Fox Den: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Spencer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 325°4,100 m7.1 mi
Navajo PeakNNW 333°4,087 m8.6 mi
South Arapaho PeakNW 322°4,067 m6.7 mi
Kiowa PeakNNW 339°4,010 m7.7 mi
Arikaree PeakNNW 334°4,008 m8.0 mi
Old BaldyNW 326°3,974 m6.2 mi
Jasper PeakWNW 301°3,923 m6.8 mi
Mount NevaNW 306°3,908 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181065 — Spencer Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916453

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