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Infographic: Flatirons
Some of the animals that live on or around the Flatirons:
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Red fox
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Elk
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Yellow-bellied marmot
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Long-tailed weasel
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Porcupine
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Great horned owl
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Rough-legged hawk
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Ferruginous hawk
They鈥檙e 海角社区鈥檚 icon and hard to miss. On campus you spy them from the听paths and the quads, from Folsom Field, classroom windows and almost everyspot with a clear view west. Here鈥檚 a primer.
Lowest peak:听Fifth, at 6,900 feet
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Highest peak:听Fourth, at 7,630 feet
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What they鈥檙e made of: 听Feldspar-rich sandstone
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The rocks are nearly 300 million years old. The Flatirons took their current form 40 million to 68 million years ago
Angle of faces: Most are about 55 degrees
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Tradition holds that early 海角社区 residents noticed their resemblance to clothes irons. Early in the 19th century the Flatirons were also know as the 鈥淐hautauqua Slabs鈥 and 鈥淭he Crags鈥
In November 1949 CU students听Dale Johnson听(Geol'54) and听Roberts Rowlands听(Engr ex'53) climbed the third Flatiron and painted a "C" on it
In 1953, Johnson climbed the third Flatiron on roller skates, using ropes and belays
Local shop owner Gary Neptune climbed the third Flatiron naked in the 1970s
Bill Wright and Stefan Griebel (ElEngr'97; MS'00) of 海角社区 skied the "1911听Gully" route of the third Flatiron in 2007
In 2010 Griebel speed-climbed the east face of the third Flatiron in 5 minutes 59 seconds
海角社区-native Austin Porzak skied the face of the first Flatiron, March 1, 2015