Swansea Park
Swansea Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,579 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elyria Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 14 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 14 mi
- Hawk Watch · 14 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elyria Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunham Park: 0.5 mi
- South Platte Riverfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Heron Pond/Heller/Carpio-Sanguinette Park: 1.0 mi
- Schafer Park: 1.1 mi
- M4A1 Sherman Tank: 0.8 mi
- Taste: 2.3 mi
- Trade Deficit Artwork: 2.4 mi
- Trade Deficit: 2.5 mi
- Trade Deficit Artwork: 2.6 mi
- Forney Museum of Transportation: 0.9 mi
- Black American West Museum: 2.0 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 2.7 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 2.7 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 2.9 mi
- 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.3 mi
- Commons Park Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Park Hill Park: 1.5 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 3.4 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 8.4 mi
- Commerce City Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Justice: 2.7 mi
- Struggle: 2.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Living the dream: 2.7 mi
- Great Apes: 2.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Monkey Island: 2.4 mi
- Primate Panorama Forest Aviary: 2.4 mi
- Emerald Forest: 2.4 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 7.5 mi
- North Table Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Mount Carbon: 13.4 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.8 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 3.8 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.2 mi
- Boat Beach: 19.2 mi
- The East Quarry: 13.2 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 13.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 18.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 21.6 mi
- Front Porch: 22.0 mi
- Arapahoe: 11.8 mi
- Mount Vernon: 14.9 mi
- Serene: 17.0 mi
- Dick: 17.1 mi
- Lee Gulch: 14.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Swansea Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | W 276° | 2,969 m | 21.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,846 m | 21.2 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,724 m | 20.4 mi |
| Grannys Head | W 278° | 2,686 m | 20.0 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,675 m | 21.5 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 264° | 2,640 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,630 m | 21.0 mi |
| South Boulder Peak | WNW 303° | 2,598 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
- Bold Jumping Spider31 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle24 obs
- Western Honey Bee21 obs
- field bindweed21 obs
- showy milkweed21 obs
- tree-of-heaven20 obs
- Japanese Beetle19 obs
- Western Black Widow17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/132710520
Day trips start here
- Denver · 4 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 14 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 30 mi
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