Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,206 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,995 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 20.8 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 22.2 mi off the Frontier Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Garell Peak: 2.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Indian Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Springs Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Indian Park: 12.3 mi
- Dollar Park: 12.6 mi
- Rattler Park: 12.8 mi
- Grape Creek Picnic Ground: 16.2 mi
- Temple Canyon Park: 16.3 mi
- Thompson Point: 16.2 mi
- Far Side: 24.0 mi
- California Ethics Pinnacle: 24.1 mi
- Bulge Wall: 24.1 mi
- Menses Prow: 24.1 mi
- Captain Zipline: 15.4 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Royal Gorge Bridge Visitor Center: 16.0 mi
- Royal Gorge Dinosaur Adventure: 16.3 mi
- Skyline Drive: 19.8 mi
- Allosaurus: 16.3 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 16.3 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 16.3 mi
- Mod Buffalo: 21.5 mi
- Double Dipper: 22.2 mi
- Beckwith Ranch: 17.5 mi
- Colorado Prison Museum: 20.0 mi
- The Salida Museum: 22.1 mi
- All Aboard Westcliffe: 22.2 mi
- SILVER CLIFF MUSEUM: 22.6 mi
- Hayden Spring: 17.8 mi
- Oak Springs: 18.1 mi
- Oak Springs: 18.2 mi
- USFS CORNER: 21.0 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 21.3 mi
- Train Caboose: 21.4 mi
- Venable Falls: 24.9 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 202° | 3,995 m | 15.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSW 207° | 3,900 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wulsten Baldy | SSW 208° | 3,870 m | 14.3 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | SW 220° | 3,705 m | 15.2 mi |
| Waugh Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,564 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stoney Face Mountain | NNW 326° | 3,465 m | 12.2 mi |
| Loco Mountain | N 351° | 3,415 m | 9.7 mi |
| Jack Hall Mountain | NW 309° | 3,345 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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