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Alaska Hill

Alaska Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Alaska Hill rises to 2,101 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Arkansas Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2101 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.03554, -105.36527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 4.0 mi
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 4.0 mi
  • Maxwell Lake Park: 4.1 mi
  • Campbell Robertson Park: 4.2 mi
  • North Boulder Park: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Boulder Star: 4.2 mi
  • Mork & Mindy Show House: 4.9 mi
  • Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 5.3 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.6 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.7 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Main Blob Rock: 2.6 mi
  • East Blob Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Security Risk: 2.6 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 2.6 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 38
Gardens: 36
  • Fortune Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 4.7 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Boulder Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Barbeque: 6.7 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Alaska Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Niwot MountainW 279°3,497 m10.0 mi
Starr PeakSSW 196°3,198 m10.2 mi
Miramonte MountainSSW 193°2,915 m10.3 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 296°2,820 m6.2 mi
Bald MountainW 262°2,782 m4.6 mi
Crescent MountainSSE 165°2,724 m10.2 mi
Tungsten MountainSW 226°2,721 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 258°2,709 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358913126

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