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Wildcat Natural Area

Wildcat Natural Area from directly overhead

Wildcat Natural Area is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,792 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Highlands Ranch Metro District
Getting there

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Coordinates39.55098, -104.91014

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Welte Park: 0.2 mi
  • Welte Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cheese Ranch Historic Park: 0.4 mi
  • Timberline Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cheese Ranch Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Spread Your Wings: 1.8 mi
  • End of Line: 3.2 mi
  • Eagle: 3.4 mi
  • Puzzle: 3.6 mi
  • What happens on Earth stays on Earth: 3.7 mi
Peaks
  • Highlands Point: 3.7 mi
  • Racoon Knob: 6.9 mi
  • Cherokee Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Waterton: 10.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Denver Tech Center: 5.0 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 5.7 mi
  • Clarke Farms: 6.5 mi
  • Clarke Farms: 6.5 mi
  • The Meadows: 6.6 mi
Attractions
  • MTB Feature: 6.3 mi
  • Bike Jump: 6.7 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.1 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 9.7 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 9.7 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 48
  • Unity Gateway: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Elk River Park Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 46
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 5.2 mi
  • The Chutes: 18.2 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Wildcat Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 257°2,854 m20.3 mi
Berrian MountainW 271°2,785 m20.4 mi
Legault MountainW 266°2,757 m18.9 mi
Doublehead MountainW 273°2,711 m18.7 mi
Long Scraggy PeakSW 227°2,681 m21.2 mi
Crow HillW 264°2,638 m17.9 mi
Huebner PeakW 259°2,633 m17.1 mi
Bear MountainWNW 284°2,630 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341475667737163503931
Precip in0.40.41.01.92.02.01.82.31.31.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Centennial AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/45310442

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