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South Platte Park

South Platte Park from directly overhead

South Platte Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,633 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1633 m
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Coordinates39.58296, -105.03226

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Wall of Healing: 2.9 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 2.9 mi
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 3.3 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 7.9 mi
  • MTB Feature: 9.0 mi
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Waterton: 5.6 mi
  • Highlands Point: 6.4 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 7.0 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 7.1 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 47
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Marina Point: 3.2 mi
  • Riverside: 3.3 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 1.8 mi
  • The Chutes: 15.8 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 11.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of South Platte Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 243°2,854 m14.9 mi
Berrian MountainW 262°2,785 m14.0 mi
Legault MountainWSW 255°2,757 m12.9 mi
Doublehead MountainW 263°2,711 m12.3 mi
Crow HillWSW 250°2,638 m12.0 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 243°2,633 m11.6 mi
Bear MountainWNW 281°2,630 m14.0 mi
High PeakWSW 250°2,611 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333341475667737163504133
Precip in0.50.71.22.12.71.92.11.81.31.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bufflehead164 obs
  • Mallard160 obs
  • Common Goldeneye158 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk153 obs
  • Gadwall132 obs
  • American Bullfrog125 obs
  • Great Blue Heron119 obs
  • Hooded Merganser109 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/1229884130

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