Ruby Hill, Denver

Coordinates: 39°41′01″N 105°00′26″W / 39.68361°N 105.00722°W / 39.68361; -105.00722

Ruby Hill Park and West Florida Ave. in Ruby Hill.

Ruby Hill is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The neighborhood takes its name from Ruby Hill, a 5,390 ft (1,640 m) elevation hill^[1] in the neighborhood that overlooks much of South Denver. The hill itself was named for red stones found in the area by early miners, stones that turned out to be garnets.^[2]

Boundaries

Ruby Hill is rectangular-shaped neighborhood located in the southwest part of Denver. Its boundaries^[3] are:

• North: West Mississippi Avenue
• East: The South Platte River
• South: West Jewell Avenue
• West: South Federal Boulevard

Notable spots in Ruby Hill

• Ruby Hill Park^[4] occupies much of the eastern part of the neighborhood
• The Ruby Hill Terrain Park, a part of Ruby Hill Park used for winter sports such as sledding, skiing and snowboarding
• Ruby Hill Bike Park, a 7.5 acre mountain bike park that includes a slopestyle course, dirt jumps, pump tracks, and a skills course^[5]
• Levitt Pavilion Denver, an outdoor concert venue with seating for 7,500, scheduled to open in mid-2017^[2]
• Sanderson Gulch Park,^[6] an open space park and riparian area centered on a creek that empties into the South Platte River. A public trail follows alongside the creek.

Population

In 2015, the population of Ruby Hill was 10,811.^[7] Except for the park and the gulch, most of the neighborhood consists of single-family homes and the businesses along South Federal Boulevard.

References

External links

• Ruby Hill-Godsman Neighborhood Association

Neighborhoods of the City and County of Denver, Colorado
Central	Baker Capitol Hill Central Business District Cheesman Park City Park Congress Park City Park West Civic Center Country Club Lincoln Park North Capitol Hill Speer Union Station
North	Clayton Cole Elyria-Swansea Five Points Globeville North Park Hill South Park Hill Skyland Whittier
Northeast	Green Valley Ranch Montbello Northeast Park Hill Park Hill Stapleton
Northwest	Auraria Berkeley Chaffee Park East Highlands Highland Jefferson Park Regis Sloan Lake Sunnyside West Highlands
South	College View Hampden South Overland Platte Park Rosedale Southmoor Park South Platte University Hills University Park Washington Park Washington Park West Wellshire
Southeast	Goldsmith Hampden Hampden South Kennedy
East	Belcaro Cherry Creek Cory-Merrill East Colfax Hale Indian Creek Lowry Montclair Virginia Village Washington Virginia Vale Windsor
West	Athmar Park Barnum Barnum West Harvey Park Mar Lee Ruby Hill Sun Valley Valverde Villa Park West Colfax Westwood
Other	Alamo Placita Burns Brentwood Byers Chinatown Crestmoor Curtis Park Denver International Airport Gateway Golden Triangle Hampden Heights Hilltop LoDo Mayfair Parkfield University
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