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Ketring Park

Ketring Park from directly overhead

Ketring Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,662 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Littleton Historical Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates39.60663, -104.99878

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Gallup Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • War Memorial Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Craig Garden: 3.5 mi
  • The Landing: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Gallup Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Community Center Campus: 0.5 mi
  • East Community Center Playground: 0.5 mi
  • East Community Center Sports Field: 0.5 mi
  • Ida Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 1.3 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 4.2 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 4.3 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 6.5 mi
  • MTB Feature: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 5.4 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 6.0 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 6.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Highlands Point: 6.9 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 7.9 mi
  • Waterton: 8.0 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 47
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Marina Point: 5.6 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Riverside: 5.6 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 1.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 18.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Elk Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Ketring Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 241°2,854 m17.2 mi
Berrian MountainWSW 257°2,785 m16.0 mi
Legault MountainWSW 250°2,757 m15.0 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 258°2,711 m14.3 mi
Crow HillWSW 247°2,638 m14.3 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 240°2,633 m14.0 mi
Bear MountainW 274°2,630 m15.5 mi
High PeakWSW 246°2,611 m13.5 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: 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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose114 obs
  • American Bullfrog103 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel95 obs
  • Mallard92 obs
  • Muskrat77 obs
  • Bufflehead69 obs
  • Wood Duck56 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider55 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/108059406

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