Titan Missile Test Facilities - Catch Basin
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Titan Missile Test Facilities - Catch Basin is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,816 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-1, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 12 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 12 mi
- Panorama Point · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Bear Trail Easment: 1.5 mi
- TrailMark Park: 2.2 mi
- Chatfield Farms Park: 2.6 mi
- Cavaletti Park: 2.8 mi
- Wildlife Observation Blind: 2.9 mi
- Waterton: 1.3 mi
- Warren Peak: 1.9 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Plymouth Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bill Couch Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 5.2 mi
- Wall of Healing: 6.9 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 6.9 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 10.0 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 11.1 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-1: 0.5 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-3: 0.7 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-2: 0.8 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Control Building A: 0.9 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-4: 1.0 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 2.9 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 2.9 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 2.9 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 2.9 mi
- Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 3.0 mi
- Gorillas: 6.5 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Windmill: 9.8 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 10.5 mi
- Spirit: 11.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 8.6 mi
- Tiny Town: 8.6 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Old Stone House: 10.8 mi
- Mule Deer: 1.7 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 1.8 mi
- Catfish Flats: 2.4 mi
- Jamison Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Lion: 2.7 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 2.5 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 6.3 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 6.6 mi
- Weaver Park: 6.6 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 6.7 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 5.5 mi
- Wildcat Point: 10.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 14.4 mi
- Meditation Rock: 14.4 mi
- Red Wall: 14.6 mi
- Lee Gulch: 8.1 mi
- The Chutes: 9.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 15.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 2.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 17.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 24.6 mi
- Mount Vernon: 13.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 18.6 mi
- Dakan: 19.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 11.5 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Titan Missile Test Facilities - Catch Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 259° | 2,854 m | 8.9 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,785 m | 9.8 mi |
| Legault Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,757 m | 8.0 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,711 m | 8.5 mi |
| Long Scraggy Peak | SSW 201° | 2,681 m | 12.4 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 279° | 2,638 m | 6.9 mi |
| Huebner Peak | W 267° | 2,633 m | 5.8 mi |
| High Peak | W 281° | 2,611 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Denver · 17 mi
- Golden · 18 mi
- Arvada · 20 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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