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The most accessible trail in the west park is Signal Hill, which passes boulders covered in Hohokam petroglyphs.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
The car hit a landscape boulder, went airborne and crashed into the church’s second story before landing on the ground near the building.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
These can be used to create a border around medium or large, rounded river rocks or boulders.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Ponds is a small corner who, like his new head coach, plays like a man twice his own size — with a boulder on his shoulder the size of New Jersey.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
The car hit a landscape boulder, went airborne and crashed into the church’s second story before landing on the ground near the building.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
These can be used to create a border around medium or large, rounded river rocks or boulders.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Ponds is a small corner who, like his new head coach, plays like a man twice his own size — with a boulder on his shoulder the size of New Jersey.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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