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Standley Hill

Standley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Standley Hill rises to 1,562 m in Colorado. Walker Mountain stands 2,682 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dougherty Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1562 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.12387, -105.08832

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Kanemoto Park: 1.8 mi
  • Left Hand Creek Park: 1.8 mi
  • Affolter Park: 2.1 mi
  • Dickens Farm Nature Area: 2.3 mi
  • Kensington Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Colliers Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Grandview Open Space: 6.4 mi
  • Erie Highlands: 6.6 mi
  • Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 7.5 mi
  • Kneebone Open Space: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • old mine cart: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Junction: 6.3 mi
  • Magnus White Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 7.6 mi
  • Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 53
Cliffs: 46
  • The Atoll: 13.5 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 14.0 mi
  • Front Porch: 14.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 17.8 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 17.9 mi
Museums: 32
Gardens: 32
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Wilson Community Gardens: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Barbeque: 12.3 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 20.2 mi
  • Heron Cove: 22.4 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Willows Landing: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Wilson Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Standley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker MountainW 264°2,682 m17.0 mi
Bueno MountainW 270°2,633 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainW 274°2,627 m16.7 mi
Nugget HillW 262°2,609 m15.7 mi
Fairview PeakW 274°2,600 m13.8 mi
South Boulder PeakSW 224°2,598 m16.2 mi
Bear PeakSW 224°2,578 m15.7 mi
Bighorn MountainWSW 255°2,555 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:39

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202594 — Standley Hill, Boulder County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943207

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