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Collyer Park

Collyer Park from directly overhead

Collyer Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,520 m. Walker Mountain stands 2,682 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kensington Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 26 miles off.

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Coordinates40.16970, -105.09751
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kensington Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kensington Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kensington Park: 0.5 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Athletic Field Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Colliers Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Grandview Open Space: 9.5 mi
  • Erie Highlands: 9.7 mi
  • Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 10.6 mi
  • Kneebone Open Space: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 53
  • The Atoll: 12.1 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 15.9 mi
  • Front Porch: 16.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 19.1 mi
  • East Blob Rock: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 50
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 29
Gardens: 28
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 17.0 mi
  • Heron Cove: 19.3 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Willows Landing: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Barbeque: 14.4 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Wilson Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Collyer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker MountainWSW 253°2,682 m17.2 mi
Bueno MountainW 259°2,633 m17.1 mi
Bald MountainW 263°2,627 m16.3 mi
Nugget HillWSW 250°2,609 m15.9 mi
Fairview PeakW 260°2,600 m13.5 mi
Button Rock MountainWNW 291°2,574 m16.3 mi
Bighorn MountainWSW 244°2,555 m17.0 mi
Golden Age HillWSW 257°2,551 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel113 obs
  • Canada Goose111 obs
  • Great Blue Heron110 obs
  • Mallard96 obs
  • Northern Flicker72 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider65 obs
  • Black-chinned Hummingbird54 obs
  • American Robin54 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/104345803

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