- Elevation, modelled
- 2,410 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blanca Peak4,374 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Scenic Highway of Legends17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 37.4245, -105.4177
Veteran's Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 2,410 m. Blanca Peak stands 4,374 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center, a museum 0.8 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 17 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanca Peak | NNW 341° | 4,374 m | 11.2 mi |
| Culebra Peak | SSE 149° | 4,283 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Lindsey | N 352° | 4,282 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ellingwood Point | NNW 339° | 4,282 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Bear Peak | NNW 336° | 4,280 m | 10.8 mi |
| California Peak | NNW 341° | 4,221 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hamilton Peak | NNW 341° | 4,154 m | 9.8 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | E 98° | 4,140 m | 23.5 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Scenic Highway of LegendsNational
Overlooks nearby
88 named places within 25 miles
- Cat Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Buck Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Hamilton Peak: 9.8 mi
- Ojito Peak: 9.9 mi
- Little Bear Peak: 10.8 mi
- Windy Point: 16.9 mi
- Hansen Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Sawtooth Rock: 20.1 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 20.9 mi
- Profile Rock: 21.4 mi
- Fort Garland Park: 0.9 mi
- Blanca Park: 5.4 mi
- Railroad Park: 23.1 mi
- Sunrise Park: 24.1 mi
- Boyd Park: 24.6 mi
- Rock dedicated to L.B. "Bill" Casselman: 19.3 mi
- Grand Sand Dunes Sign: 20.0 mi
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169: 24.6 mi
- Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center: 0.8 mi
- San Luis Valley Museum: 24.7 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 15.4 mi
- Shrine of the Stations of the Cross: 15.4 mi
- Denton Spring: 19.9 mi
- Mosca Spring: 21.9 mi
- Zapata Falls: 15.4 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 23.7 mi
- Rio Grande Healthy Living Park: 24.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:07 | 16:48 |
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 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanca 4 NW, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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