Old Baseball Field
Old Baseball Field is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,640 m. Doublehead Mountain stands 2,711 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Chair, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Inscribed stone close to where old home plate was.
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 18 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 18 mi
- Hawk Watch · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boeing B-52B: 1.6 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 4.1 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 4.1 mi
- Red Panda: 4.2 mi
- Toyota Elephant Passage: 4.3 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.6 mi
- Rebel Hill: 14.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 15.2 mi
- Highlands Point: 16.1 mi
- Havana Park: 0.4 mi
- Fulton Park: 0.5 mi
- City Park: 0.6 mi
- Fletcher Park: 0.6 mi
- Spencer Garrett Park: 0.8 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 1.6 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 2.0 mi
- Mizel Museum: 3.0 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Grant Family Education Center: 3.7 mi
- Blue Chair: 0.4 mi
- Aspens and Moon: 1.0 mi
- Natural Balance: 1.1 mi
- Sundial: 1.2 mi
- Visible By Verizon: 1.3 mi
- Florence Elementary School: 0.5 mi
- Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 1.8 mi
- Alzheimer's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial: 2.0 mi
- City Center Park: 3.4 mi
- Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 2.0 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.2 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Park Hill Park: 4.2 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 5.6 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 7.3 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Good Times: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.8 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 6.4 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 6.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 6.2 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.5 mi
- Scuba Beach: 14.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 16.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 18.2 mi
- Dick: 20.8 mi
- Serene: 21.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 17.3 mi
- The East Quarry: 17.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 19.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Baseball Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,711 m | 23.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 234° | 2,638 m | 24.6 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 230° | 2,633 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,630 m | 23.5 mi |
| High Peak | SW 233° | 2,611 m | 23.9 mi |
| Coal Creek Peak | WNW 296° | 2,594 m | 24.7 mi |
| Independence Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,539 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | SW 228° | 2,524 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5883651208
Day trips start here
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