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Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-1

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Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-1 is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,887 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-2, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50803, -105.12658

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Warren Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Waterton: 1.8 mi
  • Plymouth Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Bill Couch Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Black Bear Trail Easment: 1.4 mi
  • TrailMark Park: 2.6 mi
  • Chatfield Farms Park: 3.0 mi
  • Deer Creek Canyon Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cavaletti Park: 3.1 mi
Gardens
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 3.2 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 3.2 mi
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 49
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 8.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 9.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Elk Falls: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 259°2,854 m8.4 mi
Berrian MountainWNW 290°2,785 m9.4 mi
Legault MountainWNW 284°2,757 m7.6 mi
Doublehead MountainWNW 298°2,711 m8.1 mi
Long Scraggy PeakSSW 200°2,681 m12.1 mi
Crow HillW 280°2,638 m6.4 mi
Huebner PeakW 268°2,633 m5.3 mi
Bear MountainNW 312°2,630 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340475667737163514031
Precip in0.60.71.72.42.51.81.72.01.71.50.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1198863957

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