Colorado Gators Reptile Park
Colorado Gators Reptile Park is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,303 m. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Hooper, a historic site 2.7 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
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Dates from 1990.
Wikidata Q5148807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Star Dune: 17.4 mi
- High Dune: 18.6 mi
- Hidden Dune: 19.1 mi
- Highest Dune: 19.7 mi
- Milwaukee Hill: 20.0 mi
- Hooper Public Park: 2.9 mi
- Mosca Community Park: 3.8 mi
- San Luis Lake SWA: 7.4 mi
- Valle Vista Park: 13.9 mi
- Center Community Park: 13.9 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 2.7 mi
- Hooper Town Park: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Welcome to Hooper: 3.2 mi
- Japanese Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 15.0 mi
- Howitzer: 15.3 mi
- Marilyn Tank: 15.4 mi
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169: 16.3 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 17.7 mi
- Homelake Veterans' History Museum: 15.3 mi
- San Luis Valley Museum: 16.4 mi
- Crestone Town Hall: 22.1 mi
- Great Sand Dunes National Park: 15.4 mi
- Rio Grande Healthy Living Park: 16.0 mi
- Denton Spring: 18.9 mi
- Mosca Spring: 19.9 mi
- Duncan: 18.2 mi
- Zapata Falls: 18.4 mi
- Hansen Bluff: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colorado Gators Reptile Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | ESE 113° | 4,374 m | 22.8 mi |
| Crestone Peak | NE 41° | 4,359 m | 23.8 mi |
| East Crestone Peak | NE 41° | 4,359 m | 23.9 mi |
| Crestone Needle | NE 42° | 4,329 m | 24.0 mi |
| Kit Carson Mountain | NE 38° | 4,319 m | 23.9 mi |
| Challenger Point | NE 37° | 4,294 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | ESE 112° | 4,282 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | ESE 110° | 4,282 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Center 4 SSW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Great Sand Dunes National Park · 20 mi
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