Shaffer Hill
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.
The story
mountain in Colorado, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2564 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 3 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 6 mi
- Panorama Point · 7 mi
- Denver Mountain Parks · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Oliver: 4.7 mi
- Steve Canyon Statue: 6.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sculpture: 6.7 mi
- Hiwan Homestead Museum: 6.2 mi
- Underhill Museum: 6.6 mi
- Fire Station #1: 6.6 mi
- Hidee Gold Mine: 7.7 mi
- Gilpin Museum: 8.8 mi
- Echo Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60: 6.4 mi
- The 'Alley Shop': 6.5 mi
- Black Hawk Boulevard: 8.3 mi
- Black Hawk Boulevard: 8.3 mi
- William H. Major Memorial Building: 6.6 mi
- Clear Creek Rec Center: 6.8 mi
- Pittsburg Mine: 7.7 mi
- Ida Kruse McFarlane: 8.8 mi
- Miner's Monument: 8.8 mi
- Rosary Garden: 9.1 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
- The Piano Garden: 11.1 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Meditation Rock: 9.3 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 11.0 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.6 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 12.0 mi
- Red Wall: 13.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 9.4 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 14.8 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 15.5 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 15.8 mi
- Russell Gulch: 8.8 mi
- Nevadaville: 9.4 mi
- Mount Vernon: 10.4 mi
- Silver Creek: 12.6 mi
- Arapahoe: 12.9 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 9.5 mi
- Elk Falls: 13.7 mi
- Boulder Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 23.1 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 5.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 10.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Shaffer Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Mountain | WSW 253° | 3,566 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,484 m | 5.1 mi |
| Warrior Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,436 m | 8.4 mi |
| Papoose Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,407 m | 6.1 mi |
| Santa Fe Mountain | W 276° | 3,209 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Judge | SW 228° | 3,132 m | 3.8 mi |
| Vance Peak | SW 236° | 3,126 m | 4.9 mi |
| Porcupine Hill | WSW 242° | 3,112 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, 7 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 6 mi
- Golden · 10 mi
- Arvada · 18 mi
- Denver · 22 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
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