Peak · Colorado
Lee Hill
Lee Hill rises to 2,405 m in Colorado. Burnt Mountain stands 2,820 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Butzel Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2405 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.07219, -105.35468
- 22.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 24 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 25 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 26 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Butzel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Emancipation Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Nugget Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Mason Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 3.1 mi
- Civil War memorial: 5.5 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 5.5 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Dakota Ridge Park: 3.6 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Holiday Park: 4.1 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 4.1 mi
- Primos Park: 4.3 mi
Cliffs
- Security Risk: 5.1 mi
- Main Blob Rock: 5.1 mi
- East Blob Rock: 5.1 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 5.2 mi
- Oceanic Wall: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- One-on-One: 5.3 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 5.5 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 5.9 mi
- Boulder Six: 6.2 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 5.5 mi
- Boulder Star: 5.5 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 6.2 mi
- Creekside: 6.5 mi
- Outback Glades: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 53
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 6.7 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 7.9 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.0 mi
Museums: 36
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 3.0 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 3.0 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 5.3 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.7 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 32
- Foothills Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Boulder Falls: 5.3 mi
- Copeland Falls: 14.6 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 14.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Barbeque: 7.7 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Tungsten: 9.4 mi
- Caribou: 13.4 mi
- Serene: 17.6 mi
- Nevadaville: 21.3 mi
- Dick: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 12.2 mi
- Wilson Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lookout Springs: 17.8 mi
- Jacob Spring: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Lee Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mountain | W 272° | 2,820 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,782 m | 6.1 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,765 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 227° | 2,709 m | 4.6 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,682 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hurricane Hill | SW 228° | 2,669 m | 9.7 mi |
| Overland Mountain | NW 314° | 2,651 m | 5.0 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | SSW 193° | 2,650 m | 7.0 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 | 18:24 | 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 178614 — Lee Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913069
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 6 mi
- Estes Park · 23 mi
- Golden · 23 mi
- Arvada · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 24 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 26 mi
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