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Ruby Hill Park

Ruby Hill Park from directly overhead

Ruby Hill Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,617 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Hill Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

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Coordinates39.68638, -105.00351

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Ruby Hill Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Zen Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Vernon Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Overland Pond Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Park & Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Park & Trail: 0.5 mi
  • Pasquinel's Landing: 0.6 mi
  • Godsman Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 60
Attractions
  • Easy Crane Games: 1.4 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 4.2 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 4.2 mi
  • Brain Drain: 4.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.2 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Totem Pole: 2.6 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 3.0 mi
  • Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 44
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 0.4 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 7.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.5 mi
  • The Chutes: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Ruby Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 240°2,785 m17.8 mi
Legault MountainSW 233°2,757 m17.5 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 238°2,711 m16.2 mi
Centennial ConeWNW 284°2,640 m19.4 mi
Crow HillSW 229°2,638 m17.0 mi
Huebner PeakSW 223°2,633 m17.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 254°2,630 m15.9 mi
High PeakSW 228°2,611 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bufflehead129 obs
  • Northern Shoveler117 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck111 obs
  • Mallard100 obs
  • Common Goldeneye92 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird89 obs
  • Northern Flicker82 obs
  • Canada Goose80 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/45159533

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