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Scott Carpenter Park

Scott Carpenter Park from directly overhead

Scott Carpenter Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,610 m. Miramonte Mountain stands 2,915 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Shorter, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1610 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.01228, -105.25492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Sinton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Arrowwood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Outdoor Workout Center: 0.8 mi
  • Greenleaf Park: 0.8 mi
  • Emma Gomez Martinez Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Hickory Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 1.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Cliffs: 50
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 2.4 mi
  • Front Porch: 3.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 6.8 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 7.0 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Barbeque: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Boulder Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Scott Carpenter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miramonte MountainSW 224°2,915 m11.7 mi
Blue MountainSSW 205°2,846 m10.3 mi
Bald MountainW 275°2,782 m10.5 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 201°2,724 m8.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 277°2,709 m8.7 mi
Walker MountainNW 306°2,682 m10.1 mi
Scar Top MountainSSW 208°2,675 m8.0 mi
Overland MountainNW 311°2,651 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel395 obs
  • broad-leaved sweet pea276 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk270 obs
  • Black-billed Magpie244 obs
  • Mule Deer237 obs
  • Northern Flicker235 obs
  • House Finch226 obs
  • chicory210 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/98568528

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