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Kipling Villas Greenbelt

Kipling Villas Greenbelt from directly overhead

Kipling Villas Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,704 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Colorow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Foothills Park & Recreation District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.60429, -105.10125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 3.6 mi
  • Silver Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • Question Mark Peak: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Ring of Remembrance: 1.2 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 1.2 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 5.4 mi
  • Bandimere Speedway: 6.0 mi
  • Trading Post: 6.8 mi
Gardens
  • The Landing: 3.0 mi
  • Plant Select Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Market Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Lavender Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Lavender Garden: 3.7 mi
Artworks
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 50
  • Sister City Park: 3.7 mi
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 4.2 mi
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 4.2 mi
  • Whitetail: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 5.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 14.9 mi
  • The Chutes: 15.9 mi
  • Elk Falls: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 7.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Kipling Villas Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakSW 229°2,854 m12.7 mi
Berrian MountainWSW 252°2,785 m10.7 mi
Legault MountainWSW 241°2,757 m10.0 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 251°2,711 m9.0 mi
Crow HillSW 234°2,638 m9.4 mi
Huebner PeakSW 224°2,633 m9.5 mi
Bear MountainW 277°2,630 m10.1 mi
High PeakSW 232°2,611 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333341475667737163504133
Precip in0.50.71.22.12.71.92.11.81.31.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog78 obs
  • Mallard44 obs
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake37 obs
  • House Finch32 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird26 obs
  • American Robin26 obs
  • Japanese Beetle26 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel24 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1327271474

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