Dennis Hump
Dennis Hump is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 3,008 m. Parkview Mountain stands 3,748 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironclad Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3008 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 22.9 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 29.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ironclad Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 2.2 mi
- North Ryder Peak: 2.8 mi
- South Ryder Peak: 3.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.2 mi
- Miku Park: 21.1 mi
- Casey's Pond: 21.2 mi
- Ski Town Park: 21.3 mi
- River Creek Park: 21.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 21.6 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Steamboat Gondola: 20.0 mi
- Rotary Park Boardwalk: 21.8 mi
- Yampa River Botanic Park: 22.2 mi
- Yampa River Botanic Park: 22.2 mi
- River Run: 22.7 mi
- Steamboat Spirit: 22.9 mi
- Gore Range Artisans Group Gallery: 23.0 mi
- Tread of Pioneers Museum: 22.8 mi
- Steamboat Art Museum: 22.8 mi
- North Park Pioneer Museum: 24.6 mi
- Fish Creek Upper Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Modern Victory Garden: 21.6 mi
- Bear Park Permaculture Center: 23.2 mi
- Carl Howelson Statue: 22.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial (Helicopter): 23.0 mi
- Cape Horn: 15.3 mi
- Stehley Park: 22.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.2 mi
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge: 23.4 mi
- Stagecoach Swim Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Dennis Hump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,748 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Ethel | NW 322° | 3,625 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,602 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hyannis Peak | ESE 111° | 3,540 m | 6.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,503 m | 12.9 mi |
| Red Hill | E 80° | 3,491 m | 5.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 136° | 3,480 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,445 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 27 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spicer, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358908109
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