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Shanahan Hill

Shanahan Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shanahan Hill rises to 1,748 m in Colorado. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shanahan Ridge Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1748 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.96749, -105.25666

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shanahan Ridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harlow Platts Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bear Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bill Bower Park: 1.0 mi
  • Tantra Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Two Tree Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Table Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Seal Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Nebel Horn: 1.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Mountain: 2.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Centennial Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Hickory Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Marshall Fire -Robert Sharpe: 1.7 mi
  • Baseline marker: 2.3 mi
  • En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 2.4 mi
  • Arbor: 2.5 mi
  • Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 58
Cliffs: 49
  • Front Porch: 1.8 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 2.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.0 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 7.3 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Barbeque: 2.0 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Boulder Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Shanahan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakWSW 239°3,198 m10.0 mi
Thorodin MountainWSW 238°3,195 m10.5 mi
Tremont MountainSW 234°3,163 m11.8 mi
Centralia MountainSSW 212°2,982 m11.3 mi
Mount TomSSW 206°2,969 m11.6 mi
Miramonte MountainWSW 237°2,915 m9.7 mi
Blue MountainSW 215°2,846 m7.6 mi
Bald MountainWNW 291°2,782 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202795 — Shanahan Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943455

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