The Flatirons of Boulder
by Ben Prepelka
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The Flatirons of Boulder
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Ben Prepelka
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Just north of Denver, the Green, Bear, and Flagstaff mountains offer names to the Front Range peaks just outside the city of Boulder, Colorado. With the Rocky Mountains dominating the skyline, the transition from the High Plains to the Front Range peaks is quite evident. Here among the foothills, five distinctively shaped rock formations, called the Flatirons, have become Boulder's signature mountains.
Over 100 years ago the city of Boulder joined the progressive movement to preserve its wilderness land. With an issue of bonds, 80 acres surrounding Green Mountain were used to establish Chautauqua Park. A network of trails, including Blue Bell-Baird, Chautauqua and Flatirons trails weave different ways up to these grand sandstone slabs. Shaped like a pioneer woman's metal sadiron, these conglomerate slabs were once sand on the bottom of an inland sea. Compressed over time, the Flatirons were pushed to the surface, along with the rise of the Rocky Mountain Range.
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November 20th, 2023
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Skip Willits
This is a great image and presentation in the comments section as regards the slabs of stong comprising these mountains.
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