Flatirons

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The Flatirons are a series of iconic, steeply sloping sandstone rock formations that dominate the western skyline of Boulder, Colorado and serve as a popular destination for hiking and climbing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing area
landform
rock formation
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Chautauqua Park
alsoKnownAs Chautauqua Slabs
climateZone semi-arid
composedOf sandstone
faces east
featuredIn Boulder tourism materials
University of Colorado Boulder imagery
forms western skyline of Boulder
geologicalAge Fountain Formation
geologicalPeriod Pennsylvanian
hasAccessPolicy open to the public for recreation
hasFiveMajorFormations true
hasNotableFeature five numbered flatiron slabs
reddish sandstone color
tilted strata
hasRecreationType day hiking
scrambling
traditional climbing
hasRisk rockfall
steep terrain hazards
hasTrailheadAt Chautauqua Trailhead
isIconicSymbolOf Boulder, Colorado
locatedIn Boulder County
surface form: Boulder County, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado
Colorado
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
near Bear Peak
Green Mountain (Boulder)
South Boulder Peak
nearestCity Boulder, Colorado
surface form: Boulder
orientation steeply sloping
overlooks Boulder, Colorado
surface form: City of Boulder
partOf Boulder Mountain Parks
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
popularFor hiking
rock climbing
sightseeing
trail running
usedAs city symbol
logo element for local institutions
visibleFrom Boulder, Colorado
surface form: Boulder city center

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boulder, Colorado hasLandmark Flatirons
Boulder County, Colorado, United States contains Flatirons
this entity surface form: Flatirons rock formations (near Boulder)
Chautauqua Park hasViewOf Flatirons
Flagstaff Mountain near Flatirons
this entity surface form: Flatirons (Boulder)