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Gateway Natural Area

Gateway Natural Area from directly overhead

Gateway Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,693 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Greyrock Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fort Collins Natural Areas

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.70059, -105.24636

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bingham Hill Park: 7.1 mi
  • Lory State Park: 9.2 mi
  • Rogers Park: 10.5 mi
  • Soft Gold Park: 10.6 mi
  • Freedom Square Park: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 19
  • Land of the Overhangs: 9.0 mi
  • Scoop Area: 9.7 mi
  • North Slab: 10.4 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 10.4 mi
  • Exit Wall: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetooth Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Disappointment Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Willows Landing: 20.4 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Heron Cove: 20.6 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Bedsprings: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 22.3 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Gateway Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainSW 224°3,230 m16.0 mi
West White Pine MountainWSW 241°3,140 m13.5 mi
East White Pine MountainWSW 238°3,111 m12.4 mi
Crystal MountainSW 221°3,029 m14.8 mi
Storm MountainSSW 206°3,015 m16.6 mi
Boiler HillSSW 213°2,697 m14.1 mi
White RockWSW 248°2,673 m14.3 mi
Quigley MountainWSW 253°2,610 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313036414961686659463730
Precip in0.60.71.72.93.42.22.62.11.91.51.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckhorn MTN 1 E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/360207928

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