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McWilliams Park

McWilliams Park from directly overhead

McWilliams Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,637 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Quasi Dog Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates39.66834, -104.95218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quasi Dog Park: 0.5 mi
  • De Boer Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dan's Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Harper Humanities Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Prairie Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Dineh: 0.6 mi
  • Cross: 0.8 mi
  • Connected: 1.3 mi
  • The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes: 1.9 mi
  • Turtle: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Craig Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Vernon Garden: 2.6 mi
  • community garden: 2.7 mi
  • Ruby Hill Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 1.7 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 2.6 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 2.6 mi
  • City of Chennai: 3.0 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 4.2 mi
Peaks
  • Ruby Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 9.9 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 10.0 mi
  • Highlands Point: 10.8 mi
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 4.0 mi
  • MTB Feature: 4.4 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 4.4 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Bike Jump: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Willow Springs Open Space: 6.0 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 6.7 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 7.2 mi
  • Weaver Park: 7.9 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 7.9 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 44
  • Picnic Site 1: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.6 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 3.1 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 6.4 mi
  • The Chutes: 23.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of McWilliams Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 247°2,785 m19.7 mi
Legault MountainWSW 241°2,757 m19.1 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 246°2,711 m18.0 mi
Crow HillWSW 238°2,638 m18.5 mi
Huebner PeakSW 232°2,633 m18.4 mi
Bear MountainW 260°2,630 m18.2 mi
High PeakWSW 237°2,611 m17.7 mi
Independence MountainW 263°2,539 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • common dandelion129 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel102 obs
  • Mallard92 obs
  • Western Honey Bee90 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider88 obs
  • dwarf mallow74 obs
  • curled dock67 obs
  • field bindweed64 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/275619272

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