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East Fork Natural Area

East Fork Natural Area from directly overhead

East Fork Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,809 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west, 18 miles off. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Highlands Ranch Metro District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.52795, -104.94756

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dad Clark Park: 0.4 mi
  • Spearwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Firelight Park: 0.6 mi
  • Paintbrush Park: 0.9 mi
  • Red-tail Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Highlands Point: 1.2 mi
  • Racoon Knob: 5.3 mi
  • Cherokee Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Waterton: 7.9 mi
  • Cann Hill: 8.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Cherokee Castle: 4.9 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 7.0 mi
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 7.8 mi
  • Clarke Farms: 8.2 mi
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.3 mi
  • MTB Feature: 8.5 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 8.8 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 8.8 mi
  • Bike Jump: 9.0 mi
Museums: 51
Picnic sites: 48
  • Elk River Park Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Pat Gallagher Park Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Riverside: 6.3 mi
  • Marina Point: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 4.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 15.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of East Fork Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakW 260°2,854 m18.0 mi
Berrian MountainW 276°2,785 m18.5 mi
Legault MountainW 271°2,757 m16.9 mi
Doublehead MountainW 278°2,711 m16.9 mi
Campbell MountainSSW 210°2,707 m19.5 mi
Long Scraggy PeakSW 227°2,681 m18.6 mi
Crow HillW 269°2,638 m15.8 mi
Huebner PeakW 264°2,633 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341475667737163503931
Precip in0.40.41.01.92.02.01.82.31.31.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Centennial AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/45761339

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