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Shale Soil Creep

Shale Soil Creep, seen from above at true elevation

Shale Soil Creep is a cliff in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,882 m. Mount Pence stands 3,014 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Valley Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.

Slope Face with observable Soil creep. Example of soil issue of the surrounding area.

The record

What the record says

Height
30 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.70857, -105.19591

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thunder Valley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Estates Park: 0.9 mi
  • Golden Heights Park: 1.1 mi
  • United States Marine Corps Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Dog Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • North Sponsor Village: 0.5 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 0.6 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 0.6 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 0.7 mi
  • South Sponsor Village: 0.7 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 1.9 mi
  • Mary and the angel: 1.9 mi
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 2.0 mi
  • Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 2.0 mi
  • Station 1: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 51
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 0.6 mi
  • Food Court: 0.6 mi
  • Food Court: 0.7 mi
  • Food Court: 0.7 mi
  • Cottontail: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 51
  • The East Quarry: 4.5 mi
  • Gothic Overlook: 9.4 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 13.4 mi
  • Red Wall: 17.0 mi
  • Front Porch: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Lee Gulch: 13.6 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 18.2 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.7 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 3.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Shale Soil Creep. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PenceW 260°3,014 m12.4 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 259°2,996 m12.8 mi
Centralia MountainNW 312°2,982 m12.4 mi
Mount TomNW 312°2,969 m11.1 mi
Bergen PeakWSW 255°2,957 m11.0 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 299°2,927 m11.0 mi
Saddleback MountainW 272°2,906 m12.5 mi
Berrian MountainSSW 206°2,785 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10158825959

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