Flagstaff Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado)

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Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain is located in Colorado
Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain
Colorado
Highest point
Elevation6,983 ft (2,128 m)[2][3]
Isolation0.77 mi (1.24 km)[3]
Coordinates40°00′06″N 105°18′27″W / 40.0016525°N 105.3074913°W / 40.0016525; -105.3074913Coordinates: 40°00′06″N 105°18′27″W / 40.0016525°N 105.3074913°W / 40.0016525; -105.3074913[1]
Geography
LocationBoulder County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent rangeFront Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Boulder, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Flagstaff Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,983-foot (2,128 m) peak is located in in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][1]

Mountain[]

From the peak of Flagstaff Mountain one can see Boulder, Metropolitan Denver, and the surrounding mountains. There are hiking and bike trails, picnic areas, the Nature Center, and an outdoor amphitheatre.[citation needed]

Hobo Cave[]

Hobo Cave is a small single-room cave found beneath a rock buttress on Flagstaff Mountain.[4] Climbers sometimes use it for bouldering.[5]


See also[]

  • List of Colorado mountain ranges
  • List of Colorado mountain summits
    • List of Colorado fourteeners
    • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
    • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
  • List of Colorado county high points

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Flagstaff Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.051 m (+3.45 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Parris, Lloyd E. (1973). Caves of Colorado. Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87108-069-1.
  5. ^ "Bouldering in Hobo Cave, Boulder". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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