North Shields Ponds Natural Area
North Shields Ponds Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,522 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McMurry Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fort Collins
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 27.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Soft Gold Park: 0.8 mi
- Freedom Square Park: 1.0 mi
- Legacy Park: 1.3 mi
- Lee Martinez Park: 1.4 mi
- Fort Collins City Park: 1.6 mi
- Upcyclone: 0.9 mi
- Statue of Liberty (replica): 1.6 mi
- Transcend: 1.7 mi
- Concrete Monster: 1.8 mi
- ram: 2.3 mi
- Bingham Hill: 3.1 mi
- Goat Hill: 4.3 mi
- Arthurs Rock: 5.3 mi
- Horsetooth Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Milner Mountain: 8.7 mi
- McMurry Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Magpie Meander Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Puente Verde Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Salyer Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- River's Edge: 1.4 mi
- Land of the Overhangs: 3.5 mi
- Scoop Area: 3.6 mi
- North Slab: 4.0 mi
- Nipple Wall: 4.0 mi
- Exit Wall: 4.0 mi
- Don Lightbody: 1.7 mi
- Annie's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Cache la Poudre Monument: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 5.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.0 mi
- The Farm at Lee Martinez Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Collins Museum of Discovery: 1.6 mi
- Avery House: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Courtyard at Library Park: 2.2 mi
- Murphy Center Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- FoCo Cafe Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 2.7 mi
- Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rolland Moore Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Skyline Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Homestead Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Ouzel: 13.7 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 4.3 mi
- Willows Landing: 11.4 mi
- Mussel Beach: 11.6 mi
- Heron Cove: 11.7 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 13.3 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 6.6 mi
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 16.3 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- West Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Blue Arena: 12.8 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 15.9 mi
- Nelson Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bedsprings: 23.5 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 5.8 mi
- Stout: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of North Shields Ponds Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,230 m | 19.4 mi |
| West White Pine Mountain | W 270° | 3,140 m | 19.4 mi |
| East White Pine Mountain | W 269° | 3,111 m | 18.0 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,029 m | 18.0 mi |
| Storm Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,015 m | 17.1 mi |
| Crosier Mountain | SW 234° | 2,809 m | 20.8 mi |
| Boiler Hill | WSW 250° | 2,697 m | 16.1 mi |
| White Rock | W 273° | 2,673 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/357274916
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- Estes Park · 27 mi
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