- Elevation, modelled
- 1,713 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cherokee Mountain2,026 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway28.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7295, -104.6647
Orion Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,713 m. Cherokee Mountain stands 2,026 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Adonea Community Center Pool & Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 28 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orion Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Mountain | SW 217° | 2,026 m | 24.1 mi |
| Racoon Knob | SW 217° | 2,021 m | 23.8 mi |
| Highlands Point | SW 226° | 1,925 m | 21.6 mi |
| Inspiration Point | W 281° | 1,651 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ruby Hill | W 260° | 1,644 m | 18.5 mi |
| Smith Mound | NNW 349° | 1,583 m | 23.1 mi |
- 28.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 28 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 28 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 28 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Adonea Community Center Pool & Park: 1.4 mi
- Traditions Park: 1.4 mi
- Traditions Community Center Pool & Park: 1.6 mi
- Traditions Park: 1.7 mi
- The Aurora Highlands Community Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
- Turtle: 2.9 mi
- Giant Dog: 2.9 mi
- Umi: 3.2 mi
- The Aurora Highlands South Sign: 3.3 mi
- Life Blood: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Boeing B-52B: 12.3 mi
- Bike Jump: 12.6 mi
- MTB Feature: 13.0 mi
- Kushtronaut: 13.4 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- Proghorn Nature Area: 5.9 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 6.3 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 8.4 mi
- Ponderosa Preserve: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 51
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 7.9 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 9.2 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 10.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 11.4 mi
Museums: 41
- Colorado Grange Museum: 6.3 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Alexander Eaglerock: 9.0 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 9.2 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Good Times: 11.0 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Unity Gateway: 12.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 7
- Ruby Hill: 18.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 21.3 mi
- Highlands Point: 21.6 mi
- Smith Mound: 23.1 mi
- Rebel Hill: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Scuba Beach: 7.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 8.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Lee Gulch: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Wildcat Point: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Intl AP, 8 mi away.
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