Rude Park
Rude Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,591 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Gulch, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 10 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 10 mi
- Hawk Watch · 10 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakewood Gulch: 0.2 mi
- Paco Sánchez Park: 0.3 mi
- Weir Gulch Marina Park: 0.4 mi
- Sandos Park: 0.7 mi
- Frog Hollow Park: 0.8 mi
- Pat Bowlen Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Pat Bowlen: 0.4 mi
- 80 Rick Upchurch: 0.4 mi
- 66 Tom Nalen: 0.4 mi
- 80 Rod Smith: 0.4 mi
- Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus: 0.9 mi
- Museo De Las Americas: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: 1.5 mi
- The Money Museum: 1.7 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 0.8 mi
- Brain Drain: 0.9 mi
- Half Pipe: 0.9 mi
- Tower of Doom: 0.9 mi
- Shipwreck Falls: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Commons Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 1.5 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.6 mi
- Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 1.6 mi
- Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 1.6 mi
- USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.6 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.6 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Park Hill Park: 5.3 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.7 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 9.6 mi
- Ruby Hill: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.0 mi
- Mount Carbon: 8.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Rebel Hill: 9.6 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.1 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.1 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 9.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 14.1 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.0 mi
- Front Porch: 21.7 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 13.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 20.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 20.5 mi
- Arapahoe: 8.6 mi
- Mount Vernon: 10.3 mi
- Serene: 19.9 mi
- Dick: 20.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 10.7 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 22.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Rude Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 288° | 2,969 m | 18.3 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | W 281° | 2,927 m | 19.1 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 229° | 2,785 m | 19.0 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 223° | 2,757 m | 19.0 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | NW 305° | 2,724 m | 18.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 226° | 2,711 m | 17.5 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 291° | 2,686 m | 17.4 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 274° | 2,640 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, under a mile away.
- Canada Goose389 obs
- Mallard277 obs
- Rock Pigeon237 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel234 obs
- Western Honey Bee190 obs
- showy milkweed188 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron143 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird138 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/37703843
Day trips start here
- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 5 mi
- Golden · 11 mi
- Boulder · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 26 mi
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