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Barney Ford Hill

Barney Ford Hill, a peak in Colorado
Barney Ford Hill, a peak in ColoradoThe Sharpest Lives · CC BY-SA 4.0

Barney Ford Hill rises to 3,019 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Isak Heartstone Troll, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3019 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.47221, -106.03391

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Gibson Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Shock Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks: 44
  • High Line Railroad Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carter Park: 0.5 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 0.8 mi
  • River Walk Lawn: 0.9 mi
  • Prospector Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 34
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 28
Gardens: 26
  • The Children's Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Schoolhouse Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Silk Road Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Perennial Borders: 21.1 mi
  • Primula Garden: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Continental Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 12.2 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Booth Falls: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Barney Ford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnSSW 206°4,356.5 m9.3 mi
Quandary PeakSW 217°4,349.9 m6.5 mi
Fletcher MountainSW 227°4,239 m7.0 mi
Pacific PeakSW 235°4,227 m5.9 mi
Crystal PeakWSW 239°4,213 m5.0 mi
Mount SilverheelsS 171°4,213 m9.3 mi
Atlantic PeakSW 231°4,211 m6.4 mi
Bald MountainESE 119°4,175 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161926334251575548372617
Precip in0.91.01.11.41.31.11.91.91.41.00.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 179641 — Barney Ford Hill, Summit County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358914488

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