Colorado Gazetteer
Aunt Clara Brown Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Gilpin County. The primary coordinates for Aunt Clara Brown Hill places it within the CO 80427 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Aunt Clara Brown Hill |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located 0.75 mi NW of Central City, 6.6 mi E of Saint Marys; Sec. 11, T3S, R73W, Sixth Principal Meridian |
| History: | "The name honors ""Aunt"" Clara Brown (c. 1803-1885), who was born a slave, then after earning her freedom, moved to Colorado where she operated a laundry, helped found churches, grubstaked young miners, cared for the sick, and invested in real estate. In 1884, Clara Brown became the first woman to be inducted into the Colorado Pioneer Association, and in 1989 into the Colorado Woman’s Hall of Fame." |
| County: | Gilpin County |
| Latitude: | 39.8077237 |
| Longitude: | -105.525115 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Aunt Clara Brown Hill: Aunt Clara Brown Hill.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Aunt Clara Brown Hill does not include property ownership information.
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Central City, CO
(< 0.1 mile) Black Hawk, CO (1.9 miles ESE) Idaho Springs, CO (4.5 miles S) Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO (5.5 miles WSW) Saint Marys, CO (6.6 miles W) |
Rollinsville, CO
(7.6 miles N) Blue Valley, CO (7.7 miles SSE) Floyd Hill, CO (7.7 miles SE) Empire, CO (9.1 miles WSW) Eldora, CO (10 miles NNW) |
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Nevadaville, CO
(< 0.1 mile) Russell Gulch, CO (1.9 miles SSW) Gilson Gulch, CO (3.4 miles SSE) Smith Hill, CO (4.1 miles ESE) Argo Mill, CO (4.5 miles SSE) |
Dumont, CO
(4.9 miles SW) Nugget, CO (5.1 miles NW) Downieville, CO (5.5 miles WSW) Gilpin, CO (5.8 miles N) Freeland, CO (5.8 miles SW) |
