Flatirons
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Flatiron rock formation near Boulder in Colorado (USA) |
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height | 2286 m | |
location | Boulder , Colorado ( USA ) | |
Mountains | Foothills of the Rocky Mountains | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 59 '24 " N , 105 ° 17' 34" W | |
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rock | Sandstone |
The Flatirons rock formation near Boulder , Colorado is made up of five rocks that lie in the Green Mountains, an eastern branch of the Rocky Mountains . You are in Chautauqua Park, Boulder's local national park.
Origin of the name
One of the first settlers told her family that the rocks of the formations reminded them of their iron (English: Metal Iron ).
particularities
The Flatirons are the trademark of Boulder, many companies even use the formation in their logo.
Graffiti on one of the rocks
Between 1940 and 1969, students repeatedly climbed the third rock of the Flatirons to paint "CU" on the rocks. The "CU" stands for University of Colorado which should be visible to all residents of Boulder.
Students from rival universities, however, changed the letters to "DU" (University of Denver) and "OU" (University of Oklahoma), which ended in a downright competition.
However, the graffito on the rocks was condemned as illegal in the 1970s and the characters were covered in stone colors. On closer inspection, however, the writing is still recognizable.
Web links
- Information on climbing (German)
- Information about Boulder
- Geographical information on summitpost.org (English)
- Geological information (English)