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Stronia Springs Reservoir

Stronia Springs Reservoir from directly overhead

Stronia Springs Reservoir is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,767 m. Green Mountain stands 3,174 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bighorn Sheep, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.

At the end of the 6.2 mile hiking/biking trail will be the Stronia Springs reservoir looking west.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Denver Water
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.43468, -105.12307

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Turkshead Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Carpenter Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Bennett Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Marmot Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
  • Red Mesa Open Space: 3.7 mi
  • Stacy Place Park: 3.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 3.8 mi
  • Airplane Park: 4.0 mi
Gardens
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 8.0 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 8.1 mi
Attractions
  • Little Scraggy Trailhead: 9.5 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 12.0 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 12.0 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 14.6 mi
  • Castle Rock: 14.7 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 48
Museums: 46
Nature reserves: 33
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Chutes: 4.5 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 12.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Stronia Springs Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSW 227°3,174 m13.0 mi
Devils HeadS 174°2,936 m12.1 mi
Riley PeakWNW 292°2,854 m9.1 mi
Little Scraggy PeakSW 224°2,798 m11.6 mi
Dakan MountainSSE 167°2,797 m14.0 mi
Berrian MountainNW 313°2,785 m12.3 mi
Legault MountainNW 312°2,757 m10.2 mi
Doublehead MountainNW 320°2,711 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038445363696859473728
Precip in0.80.92.02.92.61.92.02.21.61.41.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strontia Springs DAM, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11778776108

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