Which Boulder/Louisville/C. Springs neighboorhoods have best views of mountains? (Denver: home, neighborhoods)

[alvanos]

Hey all,

If I relocate, I need a home with great views of the mountains. I'm open to different areas. Boulder and Louisville are obvious choices. I like the idea of Colorado Springs because of the broader diversity. I'm open to other areas as well. But bottom line, which neighborhoods within these cities/burbs can I see great views of the mountains from my front porch/back yard?

Tx!
Adam

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by alvanos

Hey all,

If I relocate, I need a home with great views of the mountains. I'm open to different areas. Boulder and Louisville are obvious choices. I like the idea of Colorado Springs because of the broader diversity. I'm open to other areas as well. But bottom line, which neighborhoods within these cities/burbs can I see great views of the mountains from my front porch/back yard?

Tx!
Adam

RE: Colorado Springs, almost the entire east side of town sees Pikes Peak and the Front Range. This holds true from the the far north end of town to the far south end. The west side is SO CLOSE that all you see is the hillside behind your home.

[chilaili]

Originally Posted by alvanos

Hey all,

If I relocate, I need a home with great views of the mountains. I'm open to different areas. Boulder and Louisville are obvious choices. I like the idea of Colorado Springs because of the broader diversity. I'm open to other areas as well. But bottom line, which neighborhoods within these cities/burbs can I see great views of the mountains from my front porch/back yard?

Tx!
Adam

With Boulder you may actually be too close to the mountains to see them, unless you live on the far East side of town. Louisville would be better, as well as Lafayette, Niwot or Longmont.

[Neditate]

Chilaili is right. There are no mountain views IN Boulder. You have to be east of Boulder to see the mountains so any of those towns have good views. I like the Longmont view of Longs Peak, Indian Peaks, the whole Divide.

[chilaili]

Originally Posted by Neditate

Chilaili is right. There are no mountain views IN Boulder. You have to be east of Boulder to see the mountains so any of those towns have good views. I like the Longmont view of Longs Peak, Indian Peaks, the whole Divide.

Unless you're fortunate enough to live on 4th, 5th or 6th Street in Boulder, where you might get a view of the mountain right at your back door . Otherwise, I have a great view of Longs Peak and Mt Meeker from NE Longmont.

[TrickiWoo]

Friends of ours live in Broomfield and their mountain view is fantastic.

[Katiana]

Any neighborhood in Louisville will give you a good view of the mountains. I can even see Pike's Peak on a clear winter day with no leaves on the trees.

[tfox]

You're definitely looking in the right places.

As for Boulder County, Louisville is on a bit of a ridge looking down on Boulder from the east, so likely you'll find some great views from there, and Longmont has some great views of Longs Peak and the Indian Peaks.

IMO, though the best views on the front range are in Colorado Springs. It seems to me that Pike's Peak is a bit more visible and prominent from the north/northeast side of Colorado Springs than it is from the south/southeast. Colorado Springs also has somewhat broken, rolling terrain, meaning it's relatively easy to get on some high ground with a panoramic mountain view. By contrast, Eastern Boulder County (and in fact most of Metro Denver) is a bit more flat, so such panoramic views are available in places but nearly as plentiful in my experience.

Colorado Springs property is much cheaper than Boulder County, which is something else to consider. On the other hand, Boulder salaries tend to be much better than Colorado Springs in my experience. This of course depends very much on your industry.