Flagstaff Mountain is a
foothill on the eastern flank of the
Front Range
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of the
Rocky Mountains
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of
North America, located in the
Flatirons
The Flatirons are rock formations in the western United States, near Boulder, Colorado, consisting of flatirons. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south (First through Fifth, respectively) along the east slope of ...
region. The peak is located in
Boulder Mountain Park
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In c ...
in
Boulder County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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.
Mountain
From the peak of Flagstaff Mountain one can see
Boulder,
Metropolitan Denver
Denver, Colorado, Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado. The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jeffers ...
, and the surrounding mountains. There are
hiking
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and
bike trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. The ...
s, picnic areas, the Summit Nature Center, and an outdoor
amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
, as well as the Flagstaff House Restaurant on the mountain.
Hobo Cave
Hobo Cave is a small single-room cave found beneath a rock buttress on Flagstaff Mountain. Climbers sometimes use it for
bouldering
Bouldering is a form of free climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help se ...
.
See also
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List of Colorado mountain ranges
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List of Colorado mountain summits
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List of Colorado fourteeners
This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed of elevation.
In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a ''fourteener'' is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. This is a co ...
**
List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
**
List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
The following sortable table comprises the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea le ...
*
List of Colorado county high points
This is a list of all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado is the summit of Mount ...
References
External links
Flagstaff Summit Trailheadat the
City of Boulder website.
Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Boulder County, Colorado
North American 2000 m summits
Protected areas of Boulder County, Colorado
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