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Bonnie Brae Park

Bonnie Brae Park from directly overhead

Bonnie Brae Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates39.70022, -104.95465

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes: 0.4 mi
  • sculpture: 1.0 mi
  • sculpture: 1.3 mi
  • sculpture: 1.3 mi
  • Two Broncos: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 0.6 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 0.8 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Dennis Sullivan Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Totem Pole: 2.9 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Vernon Garden: 1.0 mi
  • community garden: 1.5 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • The Ellipse: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 4.7 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
  • Willow Springs Open Space: 8.2 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 8.3 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 44
  • Picnic Site 4: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 0.9 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Table: 2.8 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 8.4 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 24.3 mi
  • The Chutes: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Bonnie Brae Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 241°2,785 m20.6 mi
Legault MountainSW 235°2,757 m20.1 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 240°2,711 m18.9 mi
Crow HillSW 232°2,638 m19.6 mi
Huebner PeakSW 227°2,633 m19.7 mi
Bear MountainWSW 253°2,630 m18.6 mi
High PeakSW 231°2,611 m18.9 mi
Independence MountainWSW 256°2,539 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Flicker263 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird206 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel194 obs
  • House Finch191 obs
  • Western Honey Bee184 obs
  • Canada Goose176 obs
  • Mallard166 obs
  • Golden Northern Bumble Bee130 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28549553

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