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Boulder County Hill

Boulder County Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder County Hill rises to 3,109 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3109 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.98138, -105.56583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Caribou Street: 2.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.2 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Jane Dragon: 3.1 mi
  • Cloud Busters: 12.4 mi
  • Repurposing the Globe: 13.1 mi
  • Peche: 13.1 mi
  • Tempus: 13.1 mi
Parks
  • Nederland Community Library Area: 3.1 mi
  • Chipeta Park: 3.5 mi
  • Private Pond: 5.1 mi
  • Idlewild Park: 12.0 mi
  • Confluence Park: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 58
  • Overhung Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 5.5 mi
  • Clocktower: 5.5 mi
  • The Visor: 5.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Magic Schoolbus: 4.0 mi
  • Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 9.9 mi
  • Abandoned Steamroller: 10.5 mi
  • Mason Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Hugh McCammon Barns: 11.1 mi
Museums: 34
Nature reserves: 24
Waterfalls: 22
  • Boulder Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Calypso Cascades: 14.8 mi
  • Ouzel Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Fortune Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Rose Crown: 11.7 mi
  • Fox Den: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 21.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Boulder County Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Arapaho PeakNW 305°4,100 m5.4 mi
Apache PeakNW 320°4,097 m7.0 mi
Navajo PeakNW 319°4,087 m6.6 mi
South Arapaho PeakWNW 301°4,067 m5.2 mi
Mount AudubonNNW 342°4,026 m8.6 mi
Kiowa PeakNW 326°4,010 m5.5 mi
Arikaree PeakNW 320°4,008 m5.9 mi
Old BaldyWNW 303°3,974 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181096 — Boulder County Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916500

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