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Valmont Butte

Valmont Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Valmont Butte rises to 1,635 m in Colorado. Blue Mountain stands 2,846 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Chambers memorial, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1635 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.03031, -105.21353

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fort Chambers memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Magnus White Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Frank Shorter: 3.0 mi
  • Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 3.3 mi
  • Baseline marker: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Christensen Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sombrero Marsh Park: 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Legion Park: 1.6 mi
  • Verdant Dog Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Kick Ass Eagle Sculpture: 1.6 mi
  • Sculpture: 3.0 mi
  • Obelisk Fountain: 3.0 mi
  • Geographic Center of Boulder: 3.2 mi
  • Fred Folsom: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Hickory Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Centennial Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Cliffs: 50
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 4.9 mi
  • Front Porch: 5.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 9.2 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 9.4 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Barbeque: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Boulder Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Valmont Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSSW 212°2,846 m12.5 mi
Bald MountainW 269°2,782 m12.6 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 209°2,724 m10.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 269°2,709 m10.9 mi
Walker MountainWNW 295°2,682 m11.4 mi
Scar Top MountainSW 216°2,675 m10.3 mi
Overland MountainWNW 300°2,651 m12.8 mi
Twin Sisters PeakWSW 246°2,650 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358913298

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