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Falcon Park

Falcon Park from directly overhead

Falcon Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,615 m. Mount Morrison stands 2,401 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1615 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.79264, -104.82813

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Cottonwood Discovery Area: 2.7 mi
  • Bee Hotel: 2.7 mi
  • Three Arrowhead Sculpture: 2.7 mi
  • Plume Portal: 3.3 mi
  • Corpus Callosum (East End/Ball): 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Morrison Nature Center: 3.3 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 5.9 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 8.4 mi
  • Riverdale Regional Park: 9.1 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 9.8 mi
Attractions
Museums: 59
Picnic sites: 38
  • Good Times: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Table: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Ruby Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 12.3 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Smith Mound: 18.8 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falcon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MorrisonWSW 248°2,401 m22.5 mi
Tin CupSW 236°2,394 m24.2 mi
Mount FalconWSW 242°2,390 m24.2 mi
Mount LindoWSW 238°2,378 m24.0 mi
Lininger MountainWSW 253°2,360 m23.8 mi
Colorow HillW 259°2,306 m22.8 mi
Beacon HillSW 235°2,304 m24.3 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 259°2,260 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3219:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer219 obs
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog112 obs
  • Rocky Mountain Beeplant91 obs
  • Mule Deer77 obs
  • Bald Eagle62 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk61 obs
  • thistle poppy58 obs
  • American White Pelican57 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/44668590

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