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Little's Creek Park

Little's Creek Park from directly overhead

Little's Creek Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,666 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandpa's Acres, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.59364, -104.99102

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grandpa's Acres: 0.4 mi
  • Angeline Little Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Ashbaugh Park: 0.7 mi
  • Milliken Park: 0.8 mi
  • Carbone Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Gallup Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • War Memorial Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Craig Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 4.8 mi
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 2.2 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 4.7 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 4.7 mi
  • MTB Feature: 6.7 mi
  • Bike Jump: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 5.2 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 6.0 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Highlands Point: 6.0 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Waterton: 7.6 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 8.6 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 47
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Marina Point: 5.2 mi
  • Riverside: 5.2 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 0.8 mi
  • The Chutes: 17.6 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Elk Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Little's Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 244°2,854 m17.2 mi
Berrian MountainW 261°2,785 m16.3 mi
Legault MountainWSW 254°2,757 m15.2 mi
Doublehead MountainW 262°2,711 m14.5 mi
Crow HillWSW 251°2,638 m14.3 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 244°2,633 m13.9 mi
Bear MountainW 277°2,630 m16.0 mi
High PeakWSW 250°2,611 m13.6 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 Goose95 obs
  • Mallard71 obs
  • American Bullfrog62 obs
  • Wood Duck55 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel55 obs
  • chokecherry55 obs
  • Northern Flicker52 obs
  • Western Honey Bee42 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/473675677

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