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Hoosier Hill

Hoosier Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hoosier Hill rises to 2,370 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2370 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.05415, -105.39416

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Cliffs
  • Oceanic Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Dream Dome: 3.2 mi
  • Lost Angel Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Wake Up Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Wall of Winter Warmth: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Foothills Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • Maxwell Lake Park: 5.7 mi
  • Dakota Ridge Park: 5.7 mi
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 5.9 mi
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 5.9 mi
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.8 mi
  • Creekside: 5.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Lions Den Bank: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 37
Gardens: 32
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Boulder Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Barbeque: 8.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Hoosier Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Niwot MountainW 272°3,497 m8.4 mi
Boulder County HillWSW 241°3,109 m10.4 mi
Pomeroy MountainWSW 247°3,054 m10.6 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 290°2,820 m4.3 mi
Bald MountainWSW 238°2,782 m3.6 mi
Big John MountainNNW 341°2,765 m10.3 mi
Tungsten MountainSSW 213°2,721 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 214°2,709 m2.3 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: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202026313949555346362720
Precip in2.72.83.74.83.82.03.02.52.02.22.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912981

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