Flagstaff Mountain (Boulder County, Colorado) Explained

Flagstaff Mountain
Elevation Ft:	6983
Isolation Mi:	0.77
Range:	Front Range
Location:	Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.
Map:	Colorado
Coordinates:	40.0017°N -105.3075°W
Topo:	USGS 7.5' topographic map Boulder, Colorado
Easiest Route:	hike

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.^[1] The 6983feet peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

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 Summit Nature Center, and an outdoor amphitheatre, as well as the Flagstaff House Restaurant on the mountain.^{[2] [3]}

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

External links

• Flagstaff Summit Trailhead at the City of Boulder website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Boulder Flatirons . 2022-10-19 . Boulder County Wandering . en.
2. Web site: Flagstaff Nature Center City of Boulder . 2022-10-18 . bouldercolorado.gov.
3. Web site: Flagstaff Mountain & Summit Nature Center . October 18, 2022 . US News & World Report.
4. Book: Parris, Lloyd E.. Caves of Colorado. 1973. Pruett Publishing Company. 978-0-87108-069-1. en.
5. Web site: Bouldering in Hobo Cave, Boulder. Mountain Project. 2020-01-21.