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Thompson Park

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Elevation, modelled
1,061 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Marks Butte1,242 m · 17.1 mi
Nearest byway
Gold Rush Byway5.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
40.9859, -102.2695
Thompson Park from directly overhead

Thompson Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,061 m. Marks Butte stands 1,242 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Julesburg Depot Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Gold Rush Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marks ButteSW 227°1,242 m17.1 mi
Mount VernonNW 311°1,215 m18.9 mi
Flat TopW 264°1,207 m21.9 mi
Windlass HillNNE 23°1,104 m20.6 mi
Barn ButteN 356°1,093 m24.6 mi
Clay PeakN 10°1,075 m23.6 mi
On the road
Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
Peaks: 6
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1819:4420:25
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1115:4116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140485868747264503828
Precip in0.40.41.01.83.03.22.32.81.51.40.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Julesburg, under a mile away.

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