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Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area

Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,598 m. Dakota Hill stands 3,330 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is City Lights Ridge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

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Coordinates39.83998, -105.37973

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • City Lights Ridge: 0.9 mi
  • Centralia Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Windy Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Tom: 2.2 mi
  • Ralston Roost: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.2 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 5.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.0 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 6.3 mi
  • Black Hawk Boulevard: 6.6 mi
Parks
  • Mountain Life Park: 6.7 mi
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 6.9 mi
  • Game Check Station Trailhead and Park: 8.3 mi
  • Private Pond: 8.9 mi
  • Cressman Gulch Park: 9.0 mi
Museums
  • Hidee Gold Mine: 7.4 mi
  • Gilpin Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Underhill Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Fire Station #1: 10.0 mi
  • Golden History Museum: 10.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
  • Clocktower: 10.2 mi
  • The Visor: 10.2 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 10.2 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 10.2 mi
  • The East Quarry: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Barbeque: 12.8 mi
  • LOB19: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 12.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dakota HillWNW 282°3,330 m9.4 mi
Oregon HillW 278°3,320 m9.5 mi
Starr PeakNNW 330°3,198 m4.3 mi
Thorodin MountainNW 323°3,195 m4.1 mi
Fairburn MountainWNW 281°3,165 m6.8 mi
Tremont MountainWNW 301°3,163 m3.5 mi
Blackhawk PeakW 270°3,099 m8.9 mi
Ely HillSW 221°3,048 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252431354454605952413124
Precip in1.01.32.73.83.22.22.92.81.91.71.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coal Creek Canyon, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/233593867

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