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Paco Sánchez Park

Paco Sánchez Park from directly overhead

Paco Sánchez Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,606 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rude Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1606 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.73646, -105.02876

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rude Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lakewood Gulch: 0.5 mi
  • Weir Gulch Marina Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sandos Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Face Mask: 0.6 mi
  • Neck Protector: 0.6 mi
  • Mouthpiece: 0.6 mi
  • Douglas County: 0.6 mi
  • Jefferson County: 0.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 1.0 mi
  • Brain Drain: 1.1 mi
  • Half Pipe: 1.1 mi
  • Tower of Doom: 1.1 mi
  • Boomerang: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 1.3 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Totem Pole: 1.8 mi
  • Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.3 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.3 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.3 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Paco Sánchez Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 288°2,969 m18.0 mi
Douglas MountainW 281°2,927 m18.8 mi
Berrian MountainSW 228°2,785 m18.8 mi
Legault MountainSW 222°2,757 m18.8 mi
Crescent MountainNW 306°2,724 m18.6 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 226°2,711 m17.2 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 291°2,686 m17.1 mi
Centennial ConeW 274°2,640 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

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, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose372 obs
  • Mallard250 obs
  • showy milkweed184 obs
  • Western Honey Bee167 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel150 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron140 obs
  • Rock Pigeon137 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird130 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/37703860

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