Peak · Colorado
Walker Mountain
Walker Mountain rises to 2,682 m in Colorado. Mount Audubon stands 4,026 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nugget Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,682 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.09860, -105.40888
- 19.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.8 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 25.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 23 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 24 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 26 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Oceanic Wall: 6.1 mi
- Dream Dome: 6.2 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 6.2 mi
- Wake Up Wall: 6.3 mi
- Midnight Rock: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Rock Ledge Park: 6.6 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 6.8 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Holiday Park: 7.4 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 59
- One-on-One: 8.7 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 8.8 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 9.3 mi
- Boulder Six: 9.5 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 9.6 mi
Peaks
- Nugget Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bueno Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Overland Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Porphyry Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Butzel Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Mason Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 4.2 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Elise Hoerath Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Mitch Brackett Memorial: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 43
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 3.3 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 8.7 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 11.1 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
Museums: 31
- Gold Hill Museum: 2.4 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 4.2 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 8.7 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 9.0 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Boulder Falls: 6.4 mi
- Copeland Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 11.3 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 11.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 25
- Foothills Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 17
- Creekside: 3.1 mi
- Outback Glades: 3.2 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 3.2 mi
- Moose Grove: 3.2 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Barbeque: 11.0 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Tungsten: 9.4 mi
- Caribou: 12.1 mi
- Serene: 20.8 mi
- Nevadaville: 21.9 mi
- Russell Gulch: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
- Wilson Spring: 13.0 mi
- Lookout Springs: 14.9 mi
- Jacob Spring: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 19.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Walker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Audubon | W 270° | 4,026 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Notabon | W 273° | 3,873 m | 10.6 mi |
| Saint Vrain Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,703 m | 10.3 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,546 m | 10.1 mi |
| Niwot Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,497 m | 8.1 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,820 m | 3.7 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,765 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 186° | 2,709 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178556 — Walker Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913013
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 9 mi
- Estes Park · 20 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 25 mi
- Golden · 26 mi
- Arvada · 27 mi
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