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Clear Creek Rec Center

Clear Creek Rec Center from directly overhead

Clear Creek Rec Center is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,316 m. Goliath Peak stands 3,724 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Underhill Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,316.16 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.74189, -105.52104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flirtation Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Seaton Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Bellevue Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Pewabic Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Banta Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Citizens Park: 0.3 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 0.6 mi
  • Courtney/Riley/Cooper Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ballfield Complex: 1.4 mi
  • Philadelphia Mill Site Open Space Park: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 59
Cliffs: 52
  • Angel's Ridge: 8.7 mi
  • Pavillion Point: 10.2 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Clocktower: 16.2 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 41
  • Underhill Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Hidee Gold Mine: 3.3 mi
  • Gilpin Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 28
Picnic sites: 25
  • Cloudland: 4.9 mi
  • Eagles Aerie: 5.3 mi
  • Juniper Pass: 5.7 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 22
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 3.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Clear Creek Rec Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goliath PeakSSW3,724 m8.1 mi
Chief MountainS3,566 m4.6 mi
Griffith MountainWSW3,528 m8.6 mi
Saxon MountainW3,515 m8.0 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainSSE3,484 m4.6 mi
Warrior MountainSSW3,436 m5.0 mi
Yankee HillNW3,425 m8.1 mi
Papoose MountainS3,407 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384757636154443326
Precip in0.80.91.42.32.11.52.52.21.51.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/950729948

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