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Harvard Gulch Park

Harvard Gulch Park from directly overhead

Harvard Gulch Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,623 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvard Gulch North Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.67329, -104.97931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harvard Gulch North Park: 0.2 mi
  • Picnic area: 0.2 mi
  • City of Kunming Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harvard Gulch Mini Park: 0.4 mi
  • Clarkson-Amherst Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Craig Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Ruby Hill Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Vernon Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Zen Garden: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Ruby Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 8.5 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 8.9 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 10.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 2.1 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.2 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Totem Pole: 3.6 mi
  • City of Chennai: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 44
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 1.9 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 6.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 22.4 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Harvard Gulch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 244°2,785 m18.6 mi
Legault MountainWSW 238°2,757 m18.0 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 243°2,711 m16.8 mi
Crow HillSW 234°2,638 m17.5 mi
Huebner PeakSW 229°2,633 m17.5 mi
Bear MountainWSW 258°2,630 m16.9 mi
High PeakSW 233°2,611 m16.8 mi
Independence MountainW 261°2,539 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

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
  • Mallard183 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird168 obs
  • Northern Flicker146 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel146 obs
  • Bufflehead138 obs
  • Canada Goose137 obs
  • Northern Shoveler132 obs
  • common dandelion126 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/25679669

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