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Shaffer Hill

Shaffer Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shaffer Hill rises to 2,564 m in Colorado. Chief Mountain stands 3,566 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Frosberg Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Colorado, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49072500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,564 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.70443, -105.40333

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Saddleback Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Pence: 2.3 mi
  • Bergen Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Snyder Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Santa Fe Mountain: 3.7 mi
Museums
  • Hiwan Homestead Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Underhill Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Hidee Gold Mine: 7.7 mi
  • Gilpin Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 9.0 mi
Parks
  • Frosberg Park: 1.4 mi
  • Bergen Park: 2.4 mi
  • Buchanan Park: 2.5 mi
  • Fillius Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Evans Elk Management Area: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 46
  • Cloudland: 7.7 mi
  • Eagles Aerie: 8.9 mi
  • Juniper Pass: 9.3 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Attractions: 31
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maxwell Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Elk Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 5.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Shaffer Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chief MountainWSW3,566 m6.7 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainWSW3,484 m5.1 mi
Warrior MountainWSW3,436 m8.4 mi
Papoose MountainWSW3,407 m6.1 mi
Santa Fe MountainW3,209 m3.7 mi
Mount JudgeSW3,132 m3.8 mi
Vance PeakSW3,126 m4.9 mi
Porcupine HillWSW3,112 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3519:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936415059656356453628
Precip in0.60.91.82.42.51.72.22.31.51.20.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 182055 — Shaffer Hill, Clear Creek County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358918367

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