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Steamboat Mountain

Steamboat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Steamboat Mountain rises to 1,864 m in Colorado. Twin Sisters Peaks stands 3,454 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is LaVern M. Johnson Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1864 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.23610, -105.28416

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bohn Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 1.6 mi
  • McCall Lake Nature Area: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 3.0 mi
  • Tick Rock: 13.3 mi
  • The Crags: 13.3 mi
  • Quickie Cliff: 14.5 mi
  • Slamdance Buttress: 14.5 mi
Attractions
  • wrecked vintage car: 3.2 mi
  • Outback Glades: 11.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 11.7 mi
  • Schmoll's Knoll: 11.8 mi
  • Creekside: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 33
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 10.9 mi
Museums: 27
Picnic sites: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 16.0 mi
  • Heron Cove: 19.3 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Willows Landing: 19.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Steamboat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Sisters PeaksWNW 287°3,454 m12.9 mi
Twin Sisters MountainWNW 287°3,325 m12.9 mi
Pierson MountainWNW 295°2,987 m11.0 mi
Lion HeadWNW 298°2,968 m10.9 mi
House RockW 281°2,930 m10.9 mi
Kruger RockWNW 304°2,842 m12.8 mi
Kenny MountainWNW 299°2,830 m8.0 mi
Panorama PeakNW 321°2,829 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3219:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178312 — Steamboat Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912646

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