Ridgeline Open Space
Ridgeline Open Space is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,959 m. Devils Head stands 2,936 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bison Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 26 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 26 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 26 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bison Park: 0.1 mi
- The Grange: 0.8 mi
- Paintbrush Park: 1.1 mi
- Castle Highlands Park: 1.2 mi
- Wiggly Field: 1.3 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Racoon Knob: 5.2 mi
- Dawson Butte: 5.9 mi
- Bee Rock: 6.5 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 6.6 mi
- End of Line: 9.9 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 10.6 mi
- Eagle: 12.3 mi
- Gorillas: 12.8 mi
- Gorillas: 13.0 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 5.1 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 12.2 mi
- Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 15.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Cherokee Castle: 5.7 mi
- The Homestead: 7.3 mi
- The Christmas Box Angel: 11.1 mi
- Clarke Farms: 11.5 mi
- Corporate Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Elk River Park Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Pat Gallagher Park Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bighorn Sheep: 12.4 mi
- Mule Deer: 12.9 mi
- Hidden Mesa Open Space: 6.8 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 8.4 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 2.2 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 10.6 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 13.4 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 17.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.5 mi
- Colorado Renaissance Festival: 10.5 mi
- Elephant Experience: 10.5 mi
- Maze: 10.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.6 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 18.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.9 mi
- Boat Beach: 20.0 mi
- Wildcat Point: 6.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 19.9 mi
- Dakan: 13.2 mi
- Gwillimsville: 20.6 mi
- The Chutes: 14.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Ridgeline Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Head | SW 232° | 2,936 m | 13.5 mi |
| Dakan Mountain | SW 222° | 2,797 m | 13.2 mi |
| Storm Peak | SSW 203° | 2,783 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SSW 198° | 2,763 m | 18.0 mi |
| Turtle Mountain | SW 225° | 2,710 m | 16.4 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,707 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long Scraggy Peak | W 261° | 2,681 m | 16.2 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WNW 297° | 2,633 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Rock, 2 mi away.
- Mule Deer240 obs
- Yellow Sweetclover27 obs
- great mullein27 obs
- hoary alyssum22 obs
- Mountain Bluebird20 obs
- Great Horned Owl19 obs
- Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay19 obs
- Spotted Towhee18 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/221689349
Day trips start here
- Denver · 25 mi
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