- Elevation, modelled
- 2,025 m
- Tallest summit within 19.3 miles
- Thunder Butte2,991 m · 17.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2322, -104.8815
Larkspur Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,025 m. Thunder Butte stands 2,991 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Larkspur Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away.
- Operated by
- Town of Larkspur
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Larkspur Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | WSW 256° | 2,991 m | 17.4 mi |
| Devils Head | W 279° | 2,936 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,881 m | 18.7 mi |
| Blodgett Peak | S 184° | 2,873 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Deception | SW 226° | 2,849 m | 13.3 mi |
| Soldier Mountain | SW 217° | 2,798 m | 15.0 mi |
| Dakan Mountain | W 272° | 2,797 m | 9.9 mi |
| Devils Kitchen | S 188° | 2,785 m | 19.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Larkspur Butte: 0.9 mi
- Monkey Face: 1.4 mi
- Raspberry Butte: 1.7 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Corner Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Quarry Mesa Open Space: 7.7 mi
- Rhyolite Regional Park: 7.8 mi
- Twin Ponds Common Area: 8.0 mi
- Santa Fe Open Space: 8.1 mi
- North Park: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 40
- Maze: 1.0 mi
- Camel and Llama Rides: 1.0 mi
- Colorado Renaissance Festival: 1.0 mi
- Elephant Experience: 1.2 mi
- Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
- #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 9.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- The Homestead: 10.7 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Corporate Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Grove: 10.6 mi
- Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 12.6 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 25
- Demonstration Garden: 14.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 17.0 mi
- The Labyrinth: 19.5 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 22
- Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 15.3 mi
- Honor Wall: 15.4 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 15.5 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 15.5 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Hidden Mesa Open Space: 13.2 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 16.2 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 19.9 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 20.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Dungeon Museum: 1.1 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 9.9 mi
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry: 14.6 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 23.3 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dakan: 9.9 mi
- Gwillimsville: 10.8 mi
- Husted: 15.4 mi
- Bijou Basin: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Wildcat Point: 16.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- The Chutes: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Swim Beach: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument, 9 mi away.
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