Bear Peak, Boulder
#6 among attractions in Boulder
Facts and practical information
Bear Peak is a mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 8,459-foot peak is located in Boulder Mountain Park, 5.2 miles south-southwest of downtown Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ()
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Bear Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Flatirons, Coors Events Center, University of Colorado Boulder, Mesa Laboratory.
- 1.9 miNIconic mountain with 5 unique flat peaks
Flatirons, Boulder
49 min walk • 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 along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone.
- 3.6 miNEBasketball, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Coors Events Center, Boulder
91 min walk • The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
- 3.5 miNEUniversities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
91 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
- 1.6 miNEMuseum, Science museum
Mesa Laboratory, Boulder
42 min walk • The Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is a research center located in Boulder, Colorado. The building complex was designed by modernist architect I. M. Pei in 1961 as his first project outside of city building design.
- 3.4 miNTheater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Fox Theatre, Boulder
88 min walk • The Fox Theatre is a live music venue in Boulder, Colorado.
- 3.4 miNMuseum, History museum, Science
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder
88 min walk • The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Boulder, Colorado.
- 2.7 miNConcerts and shows, Theater, Park
Chautauqua Park, Boulder
69 min walk • The Chautauqua Auditorium is a wooden building constructed for the first season of the Colorado Chautauqua in 1898, and through the years has been a venue for many lectures, musical performances, and motion pictures both primitive and modern.
- 3.2 miNMuseum, History museum
Boulder History Museum, Boulder
83 min walk • The Boulder History Museum, now doing business as the Museum of Boulder, is a private, nonprofit, local history museum located in Boulder, Colorado. From 1985 to 2018, the Museum operated out of the historic Harbeck-Bergheim house on University Hill near the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
- 2.8 miNArea
Niwot Ridge, Boulder
71 min walk • Niwot Ridge is an alpine ecology research station located 65 km north-west of Denver in north-central Colorado. It is on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest. Niwot Ridge is 2,900 metres high.
- 2.1 miSState park, Park
Eldorado Canyon State Park, Boulder
53 min walk • Eldorado Canyon State Park is part of the Colorado State Park system. It was established in 1978 and is located in Boulder County near the city of Boulder. The park consists of two areas, the Inner Canyon and Crescent Meadows. The park encompasses 885 acres with a variety of recreation opportunities available.
- 3.4 miNEMuseum, Observatories and planetariums, Science museum
Fiske Planetarium, Boulder
88 min walk • Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado.