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Golden Age Hill

Golden Age Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Golden Age Hill rises to 2,551 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 19 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49032206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.12304, -105.36555

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dakota Ridge Park: 5.7 mi
  • Foothills Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Holiday Park: 6.3 mi
  • Primos Park: 6.7 mi
  • Crestview Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 6.0 mi
  • Oceanic Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Dream Dome: 8.2 mi
  • Lost Angel Wall: 8.2 mi
  • Wall of Winter Warmth: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 59
  • One-on-One: 8.5 mi
  • Hearts on a swing: 8.6 mi
  • The Clarifier art project: 8.6 mi
  • Geographic Center of Boulder: 9.0 mi
  • Boulder Six: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 50
Waterfalls: 31
  • Boulder Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 12.4 mi
Museums: 30
Gardens: 26
  • Foothills Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 8.4 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Picnic sites: 8
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Barbeque: 10.7 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 18.7 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Golden Age Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Niwot MountainWSW3,497 m10.8 mi
Burnt MountainWSW2,820 m6.5 mi
Big John MountainNW2,765 m7.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW2,709 m7.2 mi
Walker MountainSW2,682 m2.8 mi
Overland MountainW2,651 m3.1 mi
Twin Sisters PeakS2,650 m10.4 mi
Bueno MountainW2,633 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178611 — Golden Age Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358913060

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