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Dirigo Hill

Dirigo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Dirigo Hill rises to 2,252 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2252 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.03554, -105.37944

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Cliffs: 60
  • Security Risk: 2.2 mi
  • Main Blob Rock: 2.3 mi
  • East Blob Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Happy Hour: 2.3 mi
  • Oceanic Wall: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 4.7 mi
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 4.7 mi
  • Maxwell Lake Park: 4.9 mi
  • Campbell Robertson Park: 4.9 mi
  • Fortune Park: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Boulder Star: 4.9 mi
  • Mork & Mindy Show House: 5.6 mi
  • Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 6.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 38
Gardens: 36
  • Fortune Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Boulder Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Barbeque: 7.4 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 19.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Dirigo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Niwot MountainW 280°3,497 m9.3 mi
Starr PeakSSW 192°3,198 m10.0 mi
Miramonte MountainS 189°2,915 m10.2 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 299°2,820 m5.6 mi
Bald MountainW 260°2,782 m3.9 mi
Fritz PeakSW 214°2,729 m10.5 mi
Crescent MountainSSE 161°2,724 m10.4 mi
Tungsten MountainSW 223°2,721 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358913051

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