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Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain is located in Colorado
Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain
Location in Colorado
Highest point
Elevation 6,983 ft (2,128 m)
Isolation 0.77 mi (1.24 km)
Geography
Location Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range Front Range
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Boulder, Colorado
Climbing
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. The 6,983-foot (2,128 m) 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.

Hobo Cave

Hobo Cave is a small single-room cave found beneath a rock buttress on Flagstaff Mountain. Climbers sometimes use it for bouldering.

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