Clifton Nature Park
Clifton Nature Park is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,409 m. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Candlewood Community Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mesa County
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
- 12.3 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Otto's Trail · 15 mi
- Window Rock · 15 mi
- Book Cliffs View · 15 mi
- Redlands View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Candlewood Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Kimwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Elementary Park: 0.9 mi
- Strawberry Acres park: 1.5 mi
- Applewood Park: 1.6 mi
- Central Orchard Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Whitewater Hill: 3.7 mi
- Orchard Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Amos Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Garfield: 5.0 mi
- Maverick: 5.6 mi
- Play Ball: 5.7 mi
- Crucible of Creation 2: 5.8 mi
- Chet & Vernie Enstrom (Statue): 5.9 mi
- bBrick: 5.9 mi
- Bookcliffs Lemon Squeezer: 5.8 mi
- Pet Wall: 8.0 mi
- Drop: 8.3 mi
- Bailey Point: 9.8 mi
- Palisade Point: 10.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.1 mi
- Tabeguache Trail Play Area: 10.2 mi
- Mica mine: 11.2 mi
- Liberty Cap: 11.6 mi
- Lands End Observatory: 12.5 mi
- unknown pond feature: 3.8 mi
- End Spring: 12.9 mi
- Notch Spring: 13.5 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 13.7 mi
- Thrailkill Spring: 14.1 mi
- Crossing of the Grand: 4.2 mi
- Rocket Park: 4.7 mi
- Last of the Wild Bunch: 5.2 mi
- Blue Angels: 5.8 mi
- In memory of children who left us too soon.: 6.0 mi
- Roofed picnic area: 6.0 mi
- Paradise Valley Park Picnic Gazebo: 7.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.9 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 12.2 mi
- Book Cliffs Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Cross Orchards Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Eureka! McConnell Science Museum: 6.0 mi
- Museum of the West: 6.1 mi
- Dinosaur Journey: 16.7 mi
- Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- West Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 21.4 mi
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: 24.2 mi
- Main Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Butterfly House: 5.9 mi
- Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden: 6.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Carpenter: 9.3 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Clifton Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point | SE 124° | 3,046 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,466 m | 13.7 mi |
| Corcoran Peak | N 350° | 2,449 m | 17.6 mi |
| Reeder Mesa | ESE 103° | 2,443 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gibbler Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,325 m | 16.5 mi |
| Black Ridge | W 271° | 2,173 m | 15.9 mi |
| Barney Hill | ENE 72° | 2,168 m | 15.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 359° | 2,076 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Junction 6ese, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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