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Watson Lake State Wildlife Area

Watson Lake State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Watson Lake State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,560 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Getting there

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Coordinates40.63503, -105.17039

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bingham Hill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lory State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Rogers Park: 4.5 mi
  • Freedom Square Park: 4.8 mi
  • Soft Gold Park: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 18
  • Land of the Overhangs: 3.3 mi
  • Scoop Area: 4.0 mi
  • North Slab: 4.7 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Exit Wall: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetooth Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Disappointment Falls: 21.7 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Willows Landing: 14.5 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Heron Cove: 14.7 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Bedsprings: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 16.3 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Watson Lake State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWSW 245°3,230 m16.7 mi
West White Pine MountainW 263°3,140 m15.9 mi
East White Pine MountainW 262°3,111 m14.6 mi
Crystal MountainWSW 244°3,029 m15.3 mi
Storm MountainSW 228°3,015 m15.3 mi
Boiler HillWSW 238°2,697 m13.7 mi
White RockW 267°2,673 m17.3 mi
Quigley MountainW 271°2,610 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/357272335

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