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Ruby Hill

Ruby Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ruby Hill rises to 1,644 m in Colorado. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Hill Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,644 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.68360, -105.00720

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 60
Attractions
  • Easy Crane Games: 1.4 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 4.1 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 4.4 mi
  • Brain Drain: 4.4 mi
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 7.2 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 7.7 mi
  • Green Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 57
Parks
  • Ruby Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Park & Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Godsman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pasquinel's Landing: 0.6 mi
  • Overland Pond Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.5 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Totem Pole: 2.8 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 3.2 mi
  • Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Ruby Hill Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Zen Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Vernon Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 39
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.3 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 4.6 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 7.0 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.2 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Ruby Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW2,785 m17.6 mi
Legault MountainSW2,757 m17.2 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW2,711 m15.9 mi
Centennial ConeWNW2,640 m19.3 mi
Crow HillSW2,638 m16.8 mi
Huebner PeakSW2,633 m17.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW2,630 m15.6 mi
High PeakSW2,611 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358918776

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