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Horsetooth Mountain is a mountain summit in the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,259-foot (2,213 m) peak is located in the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space , 7.0 miles (11.2 km) west ( bearing 265°) of downtown Fort Collins in Larimer County , Colorado , United States .
It is located within Lory State Park, a 2,574 acre wilderness park comprising the western side of Horsetooth Reservoir. A number of single track hiking and biking trails provide access to the summit and surroundings of Arthur's Rock. The trail to the top of the rock is among the most popular in the park. [3]
Horsetooth Reservoir (often known locally as Horsetooth) is a large reservoir in southern Larimer County, Colorado, in the foothills just west of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado. The reservoir runs north-south for approximately 6.5 miles (10 km) and is approximately one-half mile (1 km) wide.
Lory State Park, is a state park located west of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado and is west of Horsetooth Reservoir and north of Horsetooth Mountain Park.Some of the park's more popular attractions include mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding and rock climbing. [2]
Spring Creek is a 12.7-mile-long (20.4 km) [2] tributary of the Cache La Poudre River in the state of Colorado in the United States.. Spring Creek begins north of Horsetooth Mountain within Horsetooth Mountain Park just west of Fort Collins, Colorado, and flows into Horsetooth Reservoir.
There are more than 280 miles (450 km) of designated bikeways in Fort Collins, including on-street designated bike lanes, and the Spring Creek and Poudre River Trails, both paved. There is also a dirt trail, the 5.8-mile (9.3 km) Foothills Trail, parallel to Horsetooth Reservoir from Dixon Reservoir north to Campeau Open Space and Michaud Lane.
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The mountain and open space are located about five miles south of Castle Rock. [4] The publicly accessible portion of the open space covers 828 acres. A five-mile-long trail loops around the open space property. The trail is open to hikers, horseback riders, snowshoers, and mountain bikers. Dogs are allowed provided they are leashed.