Sky Mountain Park
Sky Mountain Park is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,367 m. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cozy Point, a peak 0.9 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 30 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pitkin County
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cozy Point: 0.9 mi
- Red Butte: 3.6 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Wilton Jaffee Sr. Park: 1.9 mi
- Harmony Park: 2.9 mi
- Henry Stein Park: 3.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.0 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 4.5 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 5.5 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 5.5 mi
- East Face: 3.3 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 3.3 mi
- Seven Castles: 11.2 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 13.4 mi
- The Raggeds: 24.9 mi
- Breathtaker: 3.7 mi
- Maze: 4.8 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 13.4 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 19.2 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 21.3 mi
- North Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Moore Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 5.1 mi
- Lenado: 7.5 mi
- Ashcroft: 13.6 mi
- Crystal: 16.1 mi
- Independence: 18.1 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 15.8 mi
- Judd Falls: 19.4 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 17.3 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Crystal Mill: 16.2 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 18.6 mi
- Emerald Lake: 17.2 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
- The Peace Garden: 20.1 mi
- Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sky Mountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon Peak | SSW 203° | 4,317 m | 12.2 mi |
| Capitol Peak | WSW 239° | 4,309 m | 11.3 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | SW 228° | 4,297.3 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 193° | 4,274.7 m | 11.5 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | S 172° | 4,271 m | 15.2 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | SSW 203° | 4,261 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | S 171° | 4,247 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | SW 225° | 4,211 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen Pitkin CO AP Sardy FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1181932593
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