Colorado Hill
Colorado Hill rises to 2,278 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mogul Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35735532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,278 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 27 mi
- Cave Rock · 29 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 29 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mogul Peak: 1.3 mi
- Lamascus Peak: 1.8 mi
- Circle Peak: 1.9 mi
- Silver Hill: 2.3 mi
- Haypress: 3.2 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 4.0 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 4.1 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 4.2 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 5.7 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 6.2 mi
- Big Spring: 6.1 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hot Tub: 6.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 7.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 14.5 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 14.6 mi
- Linder Grove: 19.8 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 20.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 3.4 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 10.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 18.4 mi
- Detox Wall: 18.4 mi
- Machado Postpile: 20.4 mi
- Old Jail: 5.6 mi
- Barney Riley: 6.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 15.2 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 12.7 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 15.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.2 mi
- Genoa Falls: 24.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 24.9 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 20.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 20.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 4.3 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 19.0 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 23.5 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 24.2 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 23.6 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 23.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 14.6 mi
- St Theresa: 23.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Colorado Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SSW 196° | 3,324 m | 9.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | SSW 200° | 3,283 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NNW 328° | 3,233 m | 15.3 mi |
| Round Top | W 268° | 3,164 m | 15.7 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSE 149° | 3,124 m | 16.1 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | W 281° | 3,067 m | 15.3 mi |
| Stevens Peak | WNW 286° | 3,061 m | 15.4 mi |
| Arnot Peak | S 191° | 3,059 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797352
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