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Monument Hill

Monument Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Monument Hill rises to 2,451 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoosier Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2451 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.04943, -105.39694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Cliffs: 60
  • Oceanic Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Dream Dome: 2.8 mi
  • Lost Angel Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Wake Up Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Wall of Winter Warmth: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Foothills Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • Maxwell Lake Park: 5.8 mi
  • The Peoples' Crossing: 5.9 mi
  • Dakota Ridge Park: 5.9 mi
  • Eben G. Fine Park: 5.9 mi
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.8 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 37
Gardens: 33
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Boulder Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Barbeque: 8.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 18.3 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Niwot MountainW 275°3,497 m8.3 mi
Boulder County HillWSW 242°3,109 m10.1 mi
Pomeroy MountainWSW 248°3,054 m10.3 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 294°2,820 m4.3 mi
Bald MountainWSW 241°2,782 m3.3 mi
Big John MountainNNW 343°2,765 m10.6 mi
Tungsten MountainSSW 214°2,721 m8.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 216°2,709 m1.9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912975

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