Peak · Colorado
Nugget Hill
Nugget Hill rises to 2,609 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Butzel Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,609 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.09110, -105.38138
- 20.7 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 24 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 25 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 27 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dakota Ridge Park: 5.2 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Holiday Park: 5.8 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 6.0 mi
- Primos Park: 6.1 mi
Cliffs
- Oceanic Wall: 5.8 mi
- Dream Dome: 5.8 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 5.9 mi
- Wake Up Wall: 5.9 mi
- Wall of Winter Warmth: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 59
- One-on-One: 7.2 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 7.4 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 7.9 mi
- Boulder Six: 8.1 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Butzel Hill: 1.2 mi
- Walker Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lee Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bighorn Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Golden Age Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Mason Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 3.7 mi
- Civil War memorial: 7.4 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 7.4 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 47
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 4.9 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 9.0 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 9.8 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 13.7 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.9 mi
Museums: 33
- Gold Hill Museum: 2.5 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 7.2 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 7.6 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Boulder Falls: 6.0 mi
- Copeland Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 12.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- Foothills Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 17
- Creekside: 4.6 mi
- Outback Glades: 4.6 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 4.7 mi
- Moose Grove: 4.7 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Barbeque: 9.6 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Tungsten: 9.6 mi
- Caribou: 12.9 mi
- Serene: 19.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 21.9 mi
- Russell Gulch: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 10.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 13.8 mi
- Lookout Springs: 16.0 mi
- Jacob Spring: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 19.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Nugget Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwot Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,497 m | 9.3 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,820 m | 4.9 mi |
| Big John Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,765 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,709 m | 4.9 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,682 m | 1.5 mi |
| Hurricane Hill | SW 216° | 2,669 m | 9.7 mi |
| Overland Mountain | NW 314° | 2,651 m | 3.1 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | S 181° | 2,650 m | 8.2 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 | 18:25 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358913009
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 7 mi
- Estes Park · 21 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 24 mi
- Golden · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 25 mi
- Arvada · 26 mi
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