- Elevation, modelled
- 1,525 m
- Tallest summit within 16.7 miles
- Walker Mountain2,682 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road26.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.1667, -105.1079
Thompson Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,525 m. Walker Mountain stands 2,682 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thinker, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,682 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bueno Mountain | W 259° | 2,633 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 263° | 2,627 m | 15.7 mi |
| Nugget Hill | WSW 250° | 2,609 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fairview Peak | W 261° | 2,600 m | 13.0 mi |
| Button Rock Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,574 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,555 m | 16.4 mi |
| Golden Age Hill | WSW 258° | 2,551 m | 13.9 mi |
- 26.1 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
- 29.0 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Thinker: 0.2 mi
- Listening Stones: 1.0 mi
- Lefthand's Compass: 1.5 mi
- Golden Days: 1.7 mi
- Niwot Sculpture Park: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Old Mill Park: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.4 mi
- Collyer Park: 0.6 mi
- Alta Park: 0.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Standley Hill: 3.1 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Rabbit Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Potato Hill: 7.0 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Colliers Hill: 9.0 mi
- Grandview Open Space: 9.5 mi
- Erie Highlands: 9.8 mi
- Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 10.3 mi
- Kneebone Open Space: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 55
- The Atoll: 11.6 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 15.4 mi
- Front Porch: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 18.5 mi
- East Blob Rock: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 51
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 5.0 mi
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 8.2 mi
- White Rocks: 8.3 mi
- wrecked vintage car: 9.2 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Fort Junction: 6.9 mi
- old mine cart: 7.9 mi
- Magnus White Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Fort Chambers memorial: 10.0 mi
- Mitch Brackett Memorial: 10.0 mi
Museums: 29
- Longmont Museum and Culture Center: 1.5 mi
- Dougherty Museum: 2.9 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Center: 3.6 mi
- Shelby American Car Museum: 8.6 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Second Start Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Second Start Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Boulder County Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Grouse Hollow Falls: 18.6 mi
- Boulder Falls: 19.3 mi
- Copeland Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 24.6 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 13.1 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 17.3 mi
- Heron Cove: 19.6 mi
- Mussel Beach: 19.7 mi
- Willows Landing: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Barbeque: 13.9 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Wilson Spring: 19.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.0 mi
- Jacob Spring: 23.3 mi
- Lookout Springs: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 2 mi away.
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