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City of Potenza Park

City of Potenza Park from directly overhead

City of Potenza Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,640 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is David T. Garland Sr. Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates39.69608, -104.92352

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • City of Chennai: 1.3 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 1.3 mi
  • Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 2.1 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.5 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.5 mi
Artworks
  • Prairie Wings: 1.7 mi
  • Cross: 1.7 mi
  • The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes: 1.9 mi
  • Connected: 1.9 mi
  • sculpture: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Ruby Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 9.6 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 11.8 mi
  • Highlands Point: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Park Hill Park: 5.2 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 6.0 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 6.6 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 7.6 mi
  • Willow Springs Open Space: 7.6 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 43
  • Picnic Site 1: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.6 mi
  • Good Times: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 8.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of City of Potenza Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 244°2,785 m21.9 mi
Legault MountainWSW 238°2,757 m21.4 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 243°2,711 m20.2 mi
Crow HillSW 235°2,638 m20.8 mi
Huebner PeakSW 231°2,633 m20.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 256°2,630 m20.1 mi
High PeakSW 235°2,611 m20.1 mi
Independence MountainWSW 258°2,539 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee111 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel107 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider99 obs
  • House Finch96 obs
  • Japanese Beetle70 obs
  • Mallard68 obs
  • Northern Flicker68 obs
  • Black-billed Magpie61 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/44920441

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