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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 2,002 m in Colorado. Kenny Mountain stands 2,830 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is wrecked vintage car, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2002 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17415, -105.28360

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Cliffs
  • The Atoll: 2.8 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 12.3 mi
  • Security Risk: 13.0 mi
  • Main Blob Rock: 13.1 mi
  • East Blob Rock: 13.1 mi
Parks
  • Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bohn Park: 3.2 mi
  • LaVern M. Johnson Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 3.5 mi
  • McCall Lake Nature Area: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 31
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Holiday Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Foothills Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Boulder Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 15.5 mi
Museums: 27
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 5
  • Wilson Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 19.5 mi
  • Heron Cove: 22.7 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Willows Landing: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kenny MountainNW 319°2,830 m10.8 mi
Burnt MountainSW 236°2,820 m12.0 mi
Big John MountainW 279°2,765 m9.3 mi
Walker MountainSW 232°2,682 m8.4 mi
Overland MountainWSW 244°2,651 m8.2 mi
Bueno MountainWSW 243°2,633 m7.8 mi
Miller RockW 259°2,633 m9.0 mi
Bald MountainWSW 249°2,627 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912626

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