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James A Taylor Park

James A Taylor Park from directly overhead

James A Taylor Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,652 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1652 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.62462, -105.03880

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 5.2 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 6.6 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 1.9 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 2.5 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 2.5 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 5.1 mi
  • National Ice Core Lab: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 5.4 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 6.6 mi
  • Mount Glennon: 7.9 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 47
  • Sister City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 4.0 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 4.7 mi
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 3.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 18.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakSW 233°2,854 m16.1 mi
Berrian MountainWSW 250°2,785 m14.3 mi
Legault MountainWSW 243°2,757 m13.6 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 250°2,711 m12.6 mi
Crow HillWSW 238°2,638 m13.0 mi
Huebner PeakSW 230°2,633 m12.9 mi
Bear MountainW 270°2,630 m13.4 mi
High PeakWSW 237°2,611 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333341475667737163504133
Precip in0.50.71.22.12.71.92.11.81.31.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Bullfrog115 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel82 obs
  • Canada Goose74 obs
  • Mallard61 obs
  • Muskrat60 obs
  • Bufflehead51 obs
  • Snowy Egret48 obs
  • Hooded Merganser46 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/88609454

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