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Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,508 m
Tallest summit within 22.3 miles
Lookout Mountain3,230 m · 20.6 mi
Nearest byway
Cache la Poudre--North Park6.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
40.4991, -105.0702
Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area from directly overhead

Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled 1,508 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Creek Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 6.0 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Prairie Dog Meadow Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainW 277°3,230 m20.6 mi
West White Pine MountainWNW 289°3,140 m22.3 mi
East White Pine MountainWNW 290°3,111 m21.0 mi
Crystal MountainW 278°3,029 m19.2 mi
Storm MountainW 267°3,015 m16.6 mi
Panorama PeakWSW 240°2,829 m20.5 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 256°2,809 m19.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 243°2,722 m18.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140475566727062493729
Precip in0.50.61.32.22.71.61.51.31.41.20.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loveland 2N, 5 mi away.

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