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David T. Garland Sr. Park

David T. Garland Sr. Park from directly overhead

David T. Garland Sr. Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,639 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garland North Greenbelt Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates39.69494, -104.91724

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garland North Greenbelt Park: 0.3 mi
  • City of Potenza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garland South Greenbelt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Frances Wisebart Jacobs Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cook Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • community garden: 0.7 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Rose Garden Plaza: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • City of Chennai: 1.0 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 1.7 mi
  • Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 2.0 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.8 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Prairie Wings: 1.5 mi
  • Pilot and Navigator: 1.8 mi
  • Cross: 1.9 mi
  • Connected: 1.9 mi
  • Historic Murals: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Ruby Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 9.9 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 12.1 mi
  • Highlands Point: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Park Hill Park: 5.4 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 6.2 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 6.3 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 7.3 mi
  • Willow Springs Open Space: 7.5 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 43
  • Picnic Site 1: 2.0 mi
  • Good Times: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 8.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of David T. Garland Sr. Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 244°2,785 m22.2 mi
Legault MountainWSW 239°2,757 m21.6 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 244°2,711 m20.5 mi
Crow HillSW 236°2,638 m21.0 mi
Huebner PeakSW 232°2,633 m21.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW 256°2,630 m20.4 mi
High PeakSW 235°2,611 m20.3 mi
Independence MountainWSW 258°2,539 m20.6 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: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323342485869757364514032
Precip in0.50.51.11.72.31.72.11.81.51.00.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee111 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel104 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider96 obs
  • House Finch92 obs
  • Northern Flicker68 obs
  • Japanese Beetle66 obs
  • Mallard65 obs
  • Black-billed Magpie62 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44919981

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