Caribou Hill
Caribou Hill rises to 3,187 m in Colorado. North Arapaho Peak stands 4,100 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,187 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 23.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 24 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 24 mi
- Panorama Point · 28 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Klondike Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mineral Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pomeroy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Boulder County Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Nederland Community Library Area: 4.2 mi
- Chipeta Park: 4.5 mi
- Private Pond: 6.0 mi
- Idlewild Park: 10.8 mi
- Confluence Park: 11.0 mi
- Overhung Wall: 6.6 mi
- Surprising Crag: 6.6 mi
- Clocktower: 6.6 mi
- The Visor: 6.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.1 mi
- Jane Dragon: 4.2 mi
- Cloud Busters: 11.2 mi
- Repurposing the Globe: 11.8 mi
- Peche: 11.9 mi
- Tempus: 11.9 mi
- Magic Schoolbus: 4.5 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 11.1 mi
- Abandoned Steamroller: 11.1 mi
- Hugh McCammon Barns: 11.7 mi
- Mason Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Nederland Mining Museum: 4.3 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 11.1 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 11.2 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 11.2 mi
- Gilpin Museum: 12.9 mi
- Boulder Falls: 9.8 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 15.0 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 15.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.4 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 15.6 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Rose Crown: 10.7 mi
- Fox Den: 10.9 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 16.3 mi
- Centennial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 12.2 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 16.7 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Caribou Street: 4.0 mi
- The Mailbox: 11.1 mi
- Alpine Slide: 11.5 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Aspen Bend: 11.9 mi
- Caribou: 0.5 mi
- Tungsten: 6.0 mi
- Nevadaville: 12.9 mi
- Russell Gulch: 14.1 mi
- Silver Creek: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 20.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 22.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 22.5 mi
- Jacob Spring: 24.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Caribou Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Arapaho Peak | NW 316° | 4,100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Apache Peak | NNW 329° | 4,097 m | 6.5 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NNW 329° | 4,087 m | 6.0 mi |
| South Arapaho Peak | NW 312° | 4,067 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Audubon | N 350° | 4,026 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kiowa Peak | NNW 339° | 4,010 m | 5.2 mi |
| Arikaree Peak | NNW 331° | 4,008 m | 5.4 mi |
| Old Baldy | NW 316° | 3,974 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358916476
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 17 mi
- Idaho Springs · 17 mi
- Golden · 25 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 25 mi
- Estes Park · 28 mi
- Arvada · 30 mi
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