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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 Fire Station #1, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2316.16 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74189, -105.52104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Citizens Park: 0.3 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 0.6 mi
  • Courtney/Riley/Cooper Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ballfield Complex: 1.4 mi
  • Game Check Station Trailhead and Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions
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
Artworks
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: 47
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 28
  • 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: 24
Nature reserves: 15
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 PeakSSW 211°3,724 m8.1 mi
Chief MountainS 181°3,566 m4.6 mi
Griffith MountainWSW 251°3,528 m8.6 mi
Saxon MountainW 261°3,515 m8.0 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainSSE 161°3,484 m4.6 mi
Warrior MountainSSW 202°3,436 m5.0 mi
Yankee HillNW 318°3,425 m8.1 mi
Papoose MountainS 174°3,407 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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