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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 Green Mountain (elev. 8,148 ft or 2,484 m), and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone.
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]
Other Colorado examples of Fountain Formation geology include nearby Roxborough State Park, Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs, and the Flatirons near Boulder. The rocks were formed about 290-296 million years ago when the Ancestral Rocky Mountains were eroded during the Pennsylvanian epoch.
A man’s arduous climb up the Boulder’s Flatirons in Colorado took an unexpected turn, prompting a call for rescue. Last Thursday, on Mar. 28, Austin Wolff started the ascent with his cat, Link ...
The Flatirons near Boulder, Colorado, is both an example of these landforms and the source of their name. Other well-developed flatirons are found in the eastern Uinta Mountains in northwestern Colorado, [6] the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park, the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, Arizona, and on the flanks of the Marathon Uplift in west Texas.
The 8,344-foot (2,543 m) peak is located 8.1 miles (13.1 km) south by west (bearing 196°) of downtown Boulder, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] [3] The mountain is largely in Boulder County but it straddles the border and its southern flanks are located in Jefferson County. Its name was probably borrowed from the nearby community of Eldorado ...
Raw materials are mined from the Niobrara Formation and Pierre Shale and made into cement at the Cemex plant near Lyons, Colorado. Sand and gravel for construction are a major mineral resource in the Denver Basin. The Lyons Formation provides flagstone from quarries in Boulder and Larimer counties, along the western edge of the basin.
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