Ute Park
Ute Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,973 m. Miller Mountain stands 3,576 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1973 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.9 mi
- Arrowhead Hill: 7.5 mi
- Indian Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Tiffany Peak: 9.1 mi
- Eagle Park: 6.9 mi
- North Oak Park: 8.3 mi
- Pastorius Reservoir SWA: 11.1 mi
- Dallabetta Park: 14.2 mi
- Animas River Trail: 14.6 mi
- Pine River Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Reese Canyon Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
- Reese Canyon Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
- Negro Canyon Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Animas #2 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 15.7 mi
- Carracas Rim: 18.4 mi
- Carracas Rim: 19.3 mi
- Lakeview: 20.0 mi
- Carracas Rim: 20.2 mi
- Carracas Rim: 20.9 mi
- In Memory Of Boris Uskert: 16.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Simon Canyon Pueblito: 20.3 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 20.7 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 20.7 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 0.5 mi
- Rail Museum: 16.9 mi
- The Powerhouse Science Centre: 17.2 mi
- Animas Museum: 17.8 mi
- Piedra River Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
- Durango Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- Pinkerton Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Farm: 17.4 mi
- Dryfall: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Ute Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Mountain | N 1° | 3,576 m | 23.2 mi |
| West Mountain | N 5° | 3,528 m | 22.4 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,191 m | 18.9 mi |
| Grassy Point | NNE 21° | 3,137 m | 23.1 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,129 m | 18.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NE 37° | 3,088 m | 19.3 mi |
| Devil Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,030 m | 22.4 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ENE 56° | 3,030 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ignacio 6ese, 6 mi away.
- Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany2 obs
- field bindweed2 obs
- great mullein2 obs
- showy milkweed2 obs
- Glover's Silkmoth2 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
- Rufous Hummingbird1 obs
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird1 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 node/358920420
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