- Elevation, modelled
- 1,583 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Centralia Mountain2,982 m · 20.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9393, -105.0077
Quail Creek Open Space is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled 1,583 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Amherst Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Quail Creek Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,982 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 245° | 2,969 m | 20.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,846 m | 18.0 mi |
| Windy Peak | WSW 255° | 2,779.776 m | 20.4 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | W 259° | 2,724 m | 16.5 mi |
| Grannys Head | WSW 245° | 2,686 m | 18.8 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | W 263° | 2,675 m | 17.0 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | W 277° | 2,650 m | 20.1 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 19 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 19 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 19 mi
- Hawk Watch · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amherst Park: 0.4 mi
- Alex & Michaels Park: 0.6 mi
- Quail Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Westlake Park: 0.7 mi
- Big Dry Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Global Supremacy: 0.6 mi
- Lotus: 1.7 mi
- Brozovich Beacon: 3.1 mi
- Season Cycle: 3.2 mi
- Broomfield Lions Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Plaster Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Tanglewood Creek Open Space: 1.1 mi
- McKay Lake Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Tanglewood Creek Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Tanglewood Creek Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Freedom Garden: 3.1 mi
- Xeriscape demonstration garden: 3.5 mi
- Wilson Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Allison Community Gardens at Semper Farm: 6.1 mi
- Kerr Garden: 7.0 mi
- Broomfield 9-11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Highland Memorial Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Shep the Turnpike Dog grave: 4.6 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 4.3 mi
- Depot Museum: 4.6 mi
- Miners Museum/Lewis House;Miners Museum: 5.9 mi
- WOW! Children's Museum: 6.0 mi
- Louisville Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Frightmare Compound: 5.1 mi
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 8.6 mi
- Kushtronaut: 11.6 mi
- White Rocks: 11.7 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 11.9 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Lake Mesa: 9.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.9 mi
- Hoover Hill: 11.1 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 11.8 mi
- Front Porch: 15.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 15.5 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 15.7 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 20.3 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 13.1 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 13.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Serene: 6.0 mi
- Dick: 7.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 14.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 20.2 mi
- Tungsten: 24.9 mi
- Boulder Falls: 21.6 mi
- Lee Gulch: 24.6 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 21.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northglenn, 3 mi away.
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