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Ridgeview Park

Ridgeview Park from directly overhead

Ridgeview Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,655 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Charley Emley Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

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Coordinates39.58735, -105.01779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Charley Emley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ivan Thomas Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
  • Ivan Thomas Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
  • Ridgewood Park Lower: 0.7 mi
  • Lee Gulch Overlook & Trailhead: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 5.1 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 6.7 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 2.7 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 3.5 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 3.5 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 7.6 mi
  • MTB Feature: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Highlands Point: 6.2 mi
  • Waterton: 6.3 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 7.6 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 47
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Marina Point: 3.9 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Riverside: 3.9 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 1.1 mi
  • The Chutes: 16.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Ridgeview Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 243°2,854 m15.7 mi
Berrian MountainW 261°2,785 m14.8 mi
Legault MountainWSW 254°2,757 m13.7 mi
Doublehead MountainW 263°2,711 m13.1 mi
Crow HillWSW 250°2,638 m12.8 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 243°2,633 m12.5 mi
Bear MountainW 280°2,630 m14.7 mi
High PeakWSW 250°2,611 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
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
  • Mallard209 obs
  • Bufflehead168 obs
  • Common Goldeneye140 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk139 obs
  • American Bullfrog132 obs
  • Canada Goose129 obs
  • Gadwall129 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel115 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/545592734

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