Puente Verde Natural Area
Puente Verde Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,536 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Liberty (replica), a artwork 0.8 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fort Collins
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 26.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Statue of Liberty (replica): 0.8 mi
- Upcyclone: 0.9 mi
- ram: 1.7 mi
- Transcend: 1.8 mi
- Concrete Monster: 2.0 mi
- City Park: 0.9 mi
- Freedom Square Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Collins City Park: 0.9 mi
- Rogers Park: 1.2 mi
- Soft Gold Park: 1.5 mi
- North Shields Ponds Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- McMurry Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Magpie Meander Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Salyer Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Saddle Ridge Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Bingham Hill: 3.1 mi
- Arthurs Rock: 4.4 mi
- Goat Hill: 4.5 mi
- Horsetooth Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Milner Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Land of the Overhangs: 2.7 mi
- Scoop Area: 2.7 mi
- North Slab: 2.9 mi
- Nipple Wall: 2.9 mi
- Exit Wall: 3.0 mi
- Annie's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Don Lightbody: 1.9 mi
- Cache la Poudre Monument: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 3.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Farm at Lee Martinez Park: 1.4 mi
- Avery House: 1.7 mi
- Fort Collins Museum of Discovery: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Courtyard at Library Park: 2.1 mi
- FoCo Cafe Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Murphy Center Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 2.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rolland Moore Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Skyline Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Eltuck Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Homestead Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Ouzel: 13.7 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.2 mi
- Willows Landing: 10.6 mi
- Mussel Beach: 10.8 mi
- Heron Cove: 10.9 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 12.3 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 5.6 mi
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 15.3 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- West Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Lost Falls: 24.6 mi
- Blue Arena: 12.2 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 15.1 mi
- Nelson Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bedsprings: 23.1 mi
- Stout: 5.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 5.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Puente Verde Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,230 m | 18.7 mi |
| West White Pine Mountain | W 272° | 3,140 m | 18.9 mi |
| East White Pine Mountain | W 272° | 3,111 m | 17.5 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,029 m | 17.2 mi |
| Storm Mountain | WSW 242° | 3,015 m | 16.2 mi |
| Crosier Mountain | SW 236° | 2,809 m | 19.9 mi |
| Boiler Hill | WSW 253° | 2,697 m | 15.3 mi |
| White Rock | W 276° | 2,673 m | 20.4 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 | 15:54 | 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/753729788
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- Estes Park · 26 mi
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