- Elevation, modelled
- 2,421 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Mount Harvard4,395.6 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Collegiate Peaks0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8451, -106.1236
River Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,421 m. Mount Harvard stands 4,396 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbine Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Collegiate Peaks passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harvard | WNW 297° | 4,395.6 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Antero | SSW 209° | 4,351.4 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Princeton | SW 224° | 4,329.3 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Belford | WNW 302° | 4,329.1 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Yale | W 270° | 4,328 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tabeguache Peak | SSW 204° | 4,316.7 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Oxford | NW 306° | 4,315.9 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Shavano | SSW 202° | 4,315 m | 16.8 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
- 18.0 mi off the Top of the RockiesNational
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 15 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Midland Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Marmot Peak: 6.6 mi
Parks: 14
- Columbine Park: 0.5 mi
- McPhelemy Park: 0.6 mi
- Millie Crymble Park: 0.7 mi
- Chalk Cliff Fish Hatchery: 6.9 mi
- Antero Reservoir Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 10
- Rock Pile: 4.0 mi
- The Squeeze: 4.3 mi
- Whale's Tail: 4.5 mi
- The Chute: 4.6 mi
- The Stairs: 4.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Antero Junction: 10.1 mi
- Alpine: 12.7 mi
- St. Elmo: 15.4 mi
- Vicksburg: 17.2 mi
- Mary Murphy Mine: 17.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Evans Firewall & Savard Building: 15.5 mi
- American House Hotel Parlor: 15.5 mi
- St. Elmo Town Hall & Jail: 15.5 mi
- The Salida Museum: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Hancock: 19.1 mi
- Train Caboose: 22.4 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 22.4 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chalk Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- The Palisades: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Browns Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mod Buffalo: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buena Vista 2S, 1 mi away.
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