Flagstaff Mountain

Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 6,983 ft (2,128 m) [1][2]
Isolation 0.77 mi (1.24 km) [2]
Coordinates 40°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 [3]
Geography
Location Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range Front Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Boulder, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route hike

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 Boulder Mountain Park, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest by west (bearing 239°) of downtown Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Mountain

Flagstaff Mountain offers scenic day and night views of Boulder, Metropolitan Denver, and the surrounding mountains. There are hiking and bike trails, picnic areas, the Summit Nature Center, and an outdoor amphitheatre.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Flagstaff Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.051 m (+3.45 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Flagstaff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.


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