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City Center Park

City Center Park from directly overhead

City Center Park is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,663 m. Lone Peak stands 2,518 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49478240, matched on coordinates and name (57 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71155, -104.81626

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Center Park: 0.1 mi
  • Settlers Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Toll Gate Park: 0.9 mi
  • Wheeling Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Art Center: 0.8 mi
  • Stained Glass: 1.4 mi
  • Gemestone Arrowheads: 1.4 mi
  • Aurora Akimbo: 2.3 mi
  • Corpus Callosum (East End/Ball): 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums: 56
Peaks: 43
  • Ruby Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 13.9 mi
  • Highlands Point: 15.7 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Good Times: 2.9 mi
  • Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 13.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of City Center Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone PeakWSW 253°2,518 m24.9 mi
Yegge PeakWSW 242°2,452 m24.9 mi
Warren PeakSW 232°2,429 m22.8 mi
Mount MorrisonW 262°2,401 m21.7 mi
Tin CupWSW 249°2,394 m22.1 mi
Mount FalconWSW 256°2,390 m22.8 mi
Mount LindoWSW 252°2,378 m22.1 mi
Goat MountainSW 229°2,373 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3219:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323342485869757364514032
Precip in0.50.51.11.72.31.72.11.81.51.00.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6263059511

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