Boulder Falls
Boulder Falls is a waterfall in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,116 m. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Plotinus Wall, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 21 m
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 27.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 21 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 24 mi
- Panorama Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eben G. Fine Park: 5.9 mi
- The Peoples' Crossing: 5.9 mi
- Chipeta Park: 6.1 mi
- Fortune Park: 6.2 mi
- Boulder Mountain Park: 6.2 mi
- Jane Dragon: 6.3 mi
- One-on-One: 6.5 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 6.8 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Grand Challenges in Global Health: 7.2 mi
- Comforter Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Peewink Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Logan Hill: 2.2 mi
- Dirigo Hill: 2.5 mi
- Plotinus Wall: 0.1 mi
- Wall of Winter Warmth: 0.1 mi
- Tonnere Tower: 0.1 mi
- Vanishing Point: 0.2 mi
- Midnight Rock: 0.2 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 2.4 mi
- Mason Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 6.5 mi
- Arbor: 6.7 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 6.7 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 7.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 8.8 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 12.6 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 2.4 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 4.0 mi
- Nederland Mining Museum: 6.3 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 6.7 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 6.7 mi
- Centennial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Barbeque: 8.3 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.2 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 16.3 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 16.3 mi
- Copeland Falls: 16.3 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 16.3 mi
- Boulder Star: 5.9 mi
- Caribou Street: 6.5 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 7.0 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 7.1 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Tungsten: 4.4 mi
- Caribou: 9.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 16.0 mi
- Russell Gulch: 17.2 mi
- Arapahoe: 20.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 19.4 mi
- Lookout Springs: 21.0 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 22.3 mi
- Jacob Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Boulder Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwot Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,497 m | 8.6 mi |
| Starr Peak | S 185° | 3,198 m | 7.8 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | S 187° | 3,195 m | 8.2 mi |
| Boulder County Hill | W 259° | 3,109 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | W 265° | 3,054 m | 9.1 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,039 m | 9.4 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | S 181° | 2,915 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,846 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 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: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gross Rsvr, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 26.8 | 18.3 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fourmile Creek AT Orodell, CO, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2601610962
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 7 mi
- Idaho Springs · 19 mi
- Golden · 20 mi
- Arvada · 22 mi
- Estes Park · 26 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 28 mi
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