Ghost town · Colorado
Dearfield
Dearfield is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,372 m. The Sand Hills stands 1,521 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiggins Town Park, a park 11 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates40.28833, -104.25694
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Big 2 Do Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Discovery Bay: 22.9 mi
- Tale of Two Masks: 23.5 mi
- New Dancing Moon II: 23.5 mi
- Grassland: 24.1 mi
Parks: 18
- Wiggins Town Park: 10.7 mi
- Schey Park: 18.8 mi
- Balsam Sports Complex: 22.9 mi
- East Memorial Park: 23.1 mi
- Delta Park: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 7
- Point of Rocks: 14.5 mi
- Bidwell Hill: 18.4 mi
- Minter Hill: 18.6 mi
- Judson Hills: 19.6 mi
- Fry Hill: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Briggsdale Heritage House: 24.2 mi
- Colorado Model Railroad Museum: 24.5 mi
- The Meeker Home Museum: 24.6 mi
- Greeley History Museum: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Stony Point: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Open Hearted;City Worker Memorial: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dearfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sand Hills | WSW 236° | 1,521 m | 24.5 mi |
| Point of Rocks | NNW 340° | 1,516 m | 14.5 mi |
| Judson Hills | NE 55° | 1,502 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bidwell Hill | SSE 153° | 1,486 m | 18.4 mi |
| Fry Hill | ENE 70° | 1,466 m | 21.3 mi |
| Minter Hill | ENE 60° | 1,458 m | 18.6 mi |
| High Hill | ENE 60° | 1,403 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Morgan, 21 mi away.
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