Hairpin Hill
Hairpin Hill rises to 2,541 m in Colorado. Sheep Mountain stands 4,016 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Point 7578, a peak 2.9 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Summit in Montrose County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,541 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Look Out Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point 7578: 2.9 mi
- Coal Hill: 3.5 mi
- Waterdog Peak: 3.8 mi
- Coffee Pot Hill: 5.4 mi
- Sheep Knob: 6.2 mi
- Fox Park: 7.6 mi
- Buckhorn Lakes Park: 7.6 mi
- Montrose Botanic Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Rainbow Meadows Park: 9.0 mi
- Altrusa: 9.0 mi
- mini train: 9.8 mi
- Horse: 10.1 mi
- uss montrose bell: 10.1 mi
- montrose water park: 10.1 mi
- obelisk statue: 10.2 mi
- Lions Spring: 9.4 mi
- Round Corral Spring: 13.6 mi
- Wiley Springs: 23.0 mi
- Poison Spring: 24.0 mi
- Cutler Spring: 24.2 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 4.8 mi
- blue bench: 10.1 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 10.4 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 10.4 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 11.8 mi
- Washboard Rock: 9.7 mi
- Painted Wall: 9.9 mi
- SK Roll: 10.4 mi
- Stue's Point: 10.5 mi
- Cliff's Diner: 10.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 7.2 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 9.4 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 20.1 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 24.8 mi
- Legends Of The West: 20.2 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 20.7 mi
- Needle Rock: 21.2 mi
- Dillon Pinnacles: 23.4 mi
- East Cimarron: 8.3 mi
- McIntyre Gulch: 20.9 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 9.4 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 15.1 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 16.2 mi
- Bike path access: 16.9 mi
- Dallas: 17.9 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Hairpin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 147° | 4,016 m | 23.0 mi |
| Dunsinane | SSE 158° | 3,867 m | 23.0 mi |
| Precipice Peak | SSE 159° | 3,845 m | 23.8 mi |
| Courthouse Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,695 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 45° | 3,592 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSE 161° | 3,591 m | 21.4 mi |
| Alpine Point | SE 129° | 3,509 m | 24.2 mi |
| Storm King | SSE 160° | 3,456 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose 11 ENE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924002
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