Peak · Colorado
Emancipation Hill
Emancipation Hill rises to 2,237 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Melvina Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,237 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.05471, -105.36499
- 22.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 28.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 24 mi
- Hawk Watch · 26 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 27 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs: 60
- Security Risk: 3.7 mi
- Main Blob Rock: 3.8 mi
- East Blob Rock: 3.8 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 3.8 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Foothills Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 4.2 mi
- Genny's Park: 4.5 mi
- Holiday Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- One-on-One: 5.0 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 5.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 5.7 mi
- Boulder Six: 5.9 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Melvina Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Alaska Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lee Hill: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Mason Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 1.9 mi
- Civil War memorial: 5.2 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 5.2 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 7.1 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 7.3 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 11.6 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.9 mi
Museums: 37
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 1.8 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 2.5 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 5.0 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.4 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 29
- Foothills Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Boulder Falls: 4.0 mi
- Copeland Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 15.0 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 15.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- Boulder Star: 5.0 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 5.3 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 5.9 mi
- Creekside: 6.8 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Barbeque: 7.3 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Tungsten: 8.2 mi
- Caribou: 12.4 mi
- Serene: 18.0 mi
- Nevadaville: 20.0 mi
- Russell Gulch: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wilson Spring: 16.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 18.6 mi
- Jacob Spring: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Emancipation Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwot Mountain | W 272° | 3,497 m | 9.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,820 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,765 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tungsten Mountain | SW 221° | 2,721 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 236° | 2,709 m | 3.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 323° | 2,682 m | 3.8 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | SSE 169° | 2,675 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hurricane Hill | SW 231° | 2,669 m | 8.5 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178615 — Emancipation Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913076
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 5 mi
- Golden · 22 mi
- Arvada · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 23 mi
- Estes Park · 24 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 26 mi
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