Flagstaff Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America, located in the Flatirons region.[4] The 6,983-foot (2,128 m) peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][1]
Flagstaff Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,983 ft (2,128 m)[2][3] |
Isolation | 0.77 mi (1.24 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 40°00′06″N 105°18′27″W / 40.0016525°N 105.3074913°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[1] |
Parent range | Front Range[3] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Boulder, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Mountain
editFrom the peak of Flagstaff Mountain one can see Boulder, Metropolitan Denver, and the surrounding mountains. There are hiking and bike trails, picnic areas, the Summit Nature Center, and an outdoor amphitheatre, as well as the Flagstaff House Restaurant on the mountain.[5][6]
Hobo Cave
editHobo Cave is a small single-room cave found beneath a rock buttress on Flagstaff Mountain.[7] Climbers sometimes use it for bouldering.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Flagstaff Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.051 m (+3.45 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Boulder Flatirons". Boulder County Wandering. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "Flagstaff Nature Center | City of Boulder". bouldercolorado.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Flagstaff Mountain & Summit Nature Center". US News & World Report. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Parris, Lloyd E. (1973). Caves of Colorado. Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-87108-069-1.
- ^ "Bouldering in Hobo Cave, Boulder". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
External links
edit- Flagstaff Summit Trailhead at the City of Boulder website.