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Southbridge Park

Southbridge Park from directly overhead

Southbridge Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,692 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Writers Vista Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.57625, -105.00834

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 5.5 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 6.6 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 7.4 mi
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 3.4 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 4.2 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 4.3 mi
  • MTB Feature: 8.2 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 8.4 mi
Peaks
  • Rebel Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Highlands Point: 5.3 mi
  • Waterton: 6.1 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 48
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Marina Point: 3.7 mi
  • Riverside: 3.8 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 0.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 16.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Southbridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 246°2,854 m15.9 mi
Berrian MountainW 265°2,785 m15.2 mi
Legault MountainWSW 258°2,757 m14.0 mi
Doublehead MountainW 266°2,711 m13.5 mi
Crow HillWSW 254°2,638 m13.1 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 247°2,633 m12.6 mi
Bear MountainWNW 282°2,630 m15.3 mi
High PeakWSW 254°2,611 m12.3 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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard138 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk126 obs
  • Bufflehead120 obs
  • Common Goldeneye114 obs
  • Gadwall95 obs
  • Great Blue Heron91 obs
  • Northern Shoveler77 obs
  • Hooded Merganser74 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/110023988

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