Fourmile Canyon, Roosevelt National Forest

Name: Fourmile Canyon
Address: Roosevelt National Forest, United States

#10 among attractions in Roosevelt National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon

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Fourmile Canyon, Roosevelt National Forest

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Fourmile Canyon or Four Mile Canyon is a mountainous canyon in western Boulder County, Colorado that channels a stream known as Fourmile Creek or Four Mile Creek.). The stream rises at 40.048°N 105.550°W / 40.048; -105.550 on the southern slope of Niwot Mountain, before flowing east and south through the unincorporated communities of Sunset, Wallstreet, Salina and Crisman to the confluence with Boulder Creek at 40.015°N 105.324°W / 40.015; -105.324 in Boulder Canyon, four miles west of the historic location of the Boulder Railroad Depot. ()

Coordinates: 40°2'53"N, 105°33'0"W

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Day trips

Fourmile Canyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Switzerland Trail, Mount Audubon, North Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Glacier.

5.5 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Switzerland Trail, Roosevelt National Forest
140 min walk • The Switzerland Trail is the site of a historic 3 ft narrow gauge railroad line that was operated at different times by the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway, the Colorado and Northwestern Railroad, and the Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad around the turn of the 20th...
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Audubon, Indian Peaks Wilderness
127 min walk • Mount Audubon is a high mountain summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Arapaho Peak, Roosevelt National Forest
140 min walk • North Arapaho Peak is the highest summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Arapaho Glacier, Roosevelt National Forest
139 min walk • Arapaho Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque immediately southeast of North Arapaho Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. The glacier is just east of the Continental Divide.
5.1 miW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Isabelle Glacier, Indian Peaks Wilderness
131 min walk • Isabelle Glacier is an alpine glacier located.25 mi southwest of Shoshoni Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the US state of Colorado. The glacier is immediately east of the Continental Divide on the opposite side of the divide from Fair Glacier.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Trail, Natural attraction
Mud Lake, Nederland
136 min walk • There are several lakes named Mud Lake in the U.S. state of Colorado. Mud Lake, Boulder County, Colorado. 39°58′40″N 105°30′36″W Mud Lake, Garfield County, Colorado. 39°57′06″N 107°07′07″W Mud Lake, Jackson County, Colorado. 40°26′04″N 106°22′00″W Mud Lake, Kiowa County...
4.1 miW
Museum, History museum
Wall Street Assay Office, Roosevelt National Forest
104 min walk • The Wall Street Assay Office is a historic commercial building related to precious metal mining in the western outskirts of Boulder, Colorado in an area known as Wall Street.
5.1 miW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Navajo Glacier, Indian Peaks Wilderness
132 min walk • Navajo Glacier is an alpine glacier in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. Navajo Glacier is on the north slope of Navajo Peak and about.40 mi south of Isabelle Glacier.
1.8 miNW
Nature, Canyon
Left Hand Creek, Roosevelt National Forest
46 min walk • Left Hand Creek is a tributary of Saint Vrain Creek, approximately 33.9 miles long, in Boulder County, Colorado in the United States.
3.2 miS
Park
Caribou Ranch Open Space Park, Roosevelt National Forest
81 min walk • Caribou Ranch Open Space Park is a park located near Nederland, Colorado. It has over 3.14 miles of trail for recreational visitors. It is open to hikers, horse back riders, and trail runners. Mountain bikes and dogs are not allowed in the park area. This park is connected to...
2.8 miNE
Church
Ward Congregational Church, Roosevelt National Forest
72 min walk • Ward Congregational Church, at 41 Modoc in Ward, Colorado, was built in 1894-95 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.