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Hairpin Hill

Hairpin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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
2541 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.43943, -107.69506

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 28
  • 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
Artworks: 16
  • 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
Springs: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Legends Of The West: 20.2 mi
  • Moab trail rte 2: 20.7 mi
  • Needle Rock: 21.2 mi
  • Dillon Pinnacles: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • East Cimarron: 8.3 mi
  • McIntyre Gulch: 20.9 mi
  • Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chipeta Falls: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bike path access: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep MountainSSE 147°4,016 m23.0 mi
DunsinaneSSE 158°3,867 m23.0 mi
Precipice PeakSSE 159°3,845 m23.8 mi
Courthouse MountainSSE 163°3,695 m22.0 mi
Bald MountainNE 45°3,592 m21.7 mi
Chimney RockSSE 161°3,591 m21.4 mi
High MesaSE 145°3,515 m19.1 mi
Alpine PointSE 129°3,509 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1216:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633405060656355443223
Precip in1.71.72.22.61.80.61.21.82.11.91.81.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose 11 ENE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358924002

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