Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker
Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,858 m. Warren Peak stands 2,429 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Southlands Town Square, a park 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- City of Aurora Historic Site #22
What to expect
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 26 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 26 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 26 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southlands Town Square: 0.5 mi
- Golden Eagle Park: 0.7 mi
- Southlands Metro District Park: 0.8 mi
- Saddlerock Ridge Playground: 0.8 mi
- Wheatlands Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Blackstone Country Club: 2.5 mi
- Drive Safely: 5.1 mi
- Chuck Vogel Ghost Bike: 5.2 mi
- Dr. Walter Heath: 6.2 mi
- The Ridge: 6.5 mi
- Hops Garden: 2.9 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 9.4 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 9.5 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.4 mi
- Pixel Deer: 2.9 mi
- Pixel Deer: 2.9 mi
- Pixel Deer: 2.9 mi
- Pixel Deer: 3.0 mi
- Giant Bear: 3.3 mi
- Bike Jump: 9.2 mi
- MTB Feature: 9.4 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 12.9 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 15.7 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 4.2 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 7.1 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 12.2 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 13.0 mi
- Ponderosa Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 3.4 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 3.8 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 7.1 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 10.7 mi
- Unity Gateway: 4.9 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 10.2 mi
- Good Times: 10.7 mi
- Highlands Point: 14.4 mi
- Racoon Knob: 15.5 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Ruby Hill: 16.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 19.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 2.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 2.1 mi
- Scuba Beach: 3.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.0 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 8.0 mi
- Wildcat Point: 14.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Peak | WSW 255° | 2,429 m | 24.4 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,373 m | 24.4 mi |
| Elephant Rock | SW 228° | 2,362 m | 23.9 mi |
| Thomas Hill | SW 233° | 2,359 m | 23.8 mi |
| Dawson Butte | SSW 211° | 2,278 m | 23.9 mi |
| Plymouth Mountain | W 259° | 2,217 m | 24.3 mi |
| Carpenter Peak | WSW 240° | 2,173 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bill Couch Mountain | W 260° | 2,151 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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