Peak · Colorado
Butzel Hill
Butzel Hill rises to 2,505 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bighorn Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2505 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.07415, -105.37472
- 21.9 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 25 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 25 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 26 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bighorn Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Lee Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nugget Hill: 1.2 mi
- Emancipation Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hoosier Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mason Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 2.6 mi
- Civil War memorial: 6.4 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 6.4 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 6.6 mi
Parks
- Dakota Ridge Park: 4.6 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 5.1 mi
- Holiday Park: 5.1 mi
- Genny's Park: 5.3 mi
Cliffs
- Oceanic Wall: 4.8 mi
- Dream Dome: 4.8 mi
- Security Risk: 4.9 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 4.9 mi
- Wall of Winter Warmth: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Creekside: 5.5 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 5.6 mi
- Outback Glades: 5.6 mi
- Moose Grove: 5.7 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- One-on-One: 6.2 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 6.3 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 6.9 mi
- Boulder Six: 7.1 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 5.8 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 8.6 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 12.8 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
Museums: 37
- Gold Hill Museum: 2.1 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 2.6 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 6.2 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.6 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 31
- Foothills Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Boulder Falls: 5.0 mi
- Copeland Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 13.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Barbeque: 8.5 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Tungsten: 8.9 mi
- Caribou: 12.6 mi
- Serene: 18.7 mi
- Nevadaville: 21.0 mi
- Russell Gulch: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wilson Spring: 15.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 17.2 mi
- Jacob Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Butzel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwot Mountain | W 264° | 3,497 m | 9.5 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | W 271° | 2,820 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 231° | 2,782 m | 5.3 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,765 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 215° | 2,709 m | 4.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 313° | 2,682 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hurricane Hill | SW 223° | 2,669 m | 9.1 mi |
| Overland Mountain | NW 322° | 2,651 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358943200
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 6 mi
- Estes Park · 22 mi
- Golden · 23 mi
- Arvada · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 24 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 25 mi
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