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Sanderson Gulch Park

Sanderson Gulch Park from directly overhead

Sanderson Gulch Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,637 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

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Coordinates39.68497, -105.03974

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Easy Crane Games: 1.2 mi
  • Casa Bonita: 4.3 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 4.5 mi
  • Brain Drain: 4.5 mi
  • Half Pipe: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 60
Historic sites
  • Totem Pole: 3.4 mi
  • Lamar Station: 3.9 mi
  • Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 48
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 1.6 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 2.1 mi
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 3.2 mi
  • Sister City Park: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 7.4 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 19.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Sanderson Gulch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 236°2,785 m16.2 mi
Legault MountainSW 229°2,757 m15.9 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 234°2,711 m14.5 mi
Centennial ConeWNW 285°2,640 m17.6 mi
Crow HillSW 225°2,638 m15.6 mi
Huebner PeakSW 219°2,633 m15.9 mi
Bear MountainWSW 252°2,630 m14.0 mi
High PeakSW 223°2,611 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bold Jumping Spider33 obs
  • Western Black Widow24 obs
  • Western Honey Bee22 obs
  • showy milkweed21 obs
  • Northern Flicker18 obs
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake18 obs
  • field bindweed18 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird17 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/45163187

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