- Elevation, modelled
- 1,590 m
- Tallest summit within 22.0 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway13.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7687, -104.9558
Schafer Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,590 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Square Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Schafer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | W 279° | 2,969 m | 21.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,846 m | 21.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,724 m | 20.9 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 229° | 2,711 m | 21.6 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 281° | 2,686 m | 20.2 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,675 m | 22.0 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 267° | 2,640 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,630 m | 20.4 mi |
- 13.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 14 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 14 mi
- Hawk Watch · 14 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Russell Square Park: 0.3 mi
- City of Nairobi Park: 0.5 mi
- Dunham Park: 0.7 mi
- Madame CJ Walker Park: 0.8 mi
- Saint Charles Place Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 2.5 mi
- Mordecai Children's Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Forney Museum of Transportation: 1.0 mi
- Black American West Museum: 1.2 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 1.6 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 1.6 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Park Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 2.9 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 8.4 mi
Attractions
- Great Apes: 1.2 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Primate Panorama Forest Aviary: 1.3 mi
- Monkey Island: 1.3 mi
- Emerald Forest: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Martin Luther King Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Camarasaurus Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Ceratosaurus nasicornis sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Snowmastodon Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Taste: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Justice: 1.6 mi
- Struggle: 1.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Living the dream: 1.6 mi
- Slavery: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Inspiration Point: 5.6 mi
- Ruby Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Carbon: 12.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Rebel Hill: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 45
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.3 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 3.3 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Beach (No Swim): 10.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The East Quarry: 13.2 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 13.4 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 18.1 mi
- Wildcat Point: 20.5 mi
- Front Porch: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Arapahoe: 11.8 mi
- Mount Vernon: 14.5 mi
- Serene: 18.0 mi
- Dick: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Lee Gulch: 13.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 16.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 4 mi away.
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