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'''Flagstaff Mountain''', elevation {{convert|6978|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is a [[mountain]] located just west of [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]].
'''Flagstaff Mountain''' is a [[mountain]] [[summit]] in the [[Front Range]] of the [[Rocky Mountains]] of [[North America]]. The {{convert|6983|ft|0|adj=on}} peak is located in [[Boulder Mountain Park]], {{convert|5.6|km|order=flip}} southwest by west ([[Absolute bearing|bearing]] 239°) of downtown [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] in [[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref name=NGS/><ref name=NAVD88/><ref name=PB/><ref name=GNIS/>


==Mountain==
It offers stunning daytime and night-time views of Boulder, [[Denver]] and the surrounding mountains. There are [[hiking trail|hiking]] and [[bike trail]]s, picnic areas, the [[Summit Nature Center|Summit]] [[Nature Center]], and an outdoor [[amphitheatre]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}
Flagstaff Mountain offers scenic day and night views of Boulder, [[Metropolitan Denver]], and the surrounding mountains. There are [[hiking trail|hiking]] and [[bike trail]]s, picnic areas, the [[Summit Nature Center|Summit]] [[Nature Center]], and an outdoor [[amphitheatre]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}
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Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain is located in Colorado
Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,983 ft (2,128 m)[2][3]
Isolation0.77 mi (1.24 km)[3]
Geography
LocationBoulder County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
RegionUS-CO
Parent rangeFront Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Boulder, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Flagstaff Mountain is a mountain summit in 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.[4][2][3][1]

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.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Flagstaff Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.051 m (+3.45 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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