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Highland Park

Highland Park from directly overhead

Highland Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Viking Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

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Coordinates39.76299, -105.02694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Cross and Sign: 0.3 mi
  • Fred Dog: 1.0 mi
  • Gateway: 1.0 mi
  • Donor Mural: 1.0 mi
  • Donor Mural: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Rock Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Denver mural: 1.1 mi
  • Confluence Park / REI: 1.1 mi
  • RipQurl: 1.2 mi
  • Mega Wedgie: 1.2 mi
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Centennial Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Commons Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Sister Gardens: 2.0 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Logan: 1.5 mi
  • Isabella Thallas Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.7 mi
  • Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.7 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.2 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.2 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.2 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 12.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Highland Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 284°2,982 m18.8 mi
Mount TomWNW 282°2,969 m17.6 mi
Douglas MountainW 275°2,927 m18.6 mi
Blue MountainWNW 296°2,846 m18.3 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 301°2,724 m17.7 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 222°2,711 m18.6 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 285°2,686 m16.7 mi
Scar Top MountainWNW 303°2,675 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:39

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose369 obs
  • Mallard274 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird201 obs
  • showy milkweed198 obs
  • Western Honey Bee185 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel170 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant158 obs
  • Rock Pigeon157 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/777377737

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