- Elevation, modelled
- 1,852 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elephant Rock2,362 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway26.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5983, -104.6943
Wheatlands Open Space is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,852 m. Elephant Rock stands 2,362 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Swing Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheatlands Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Rock | SW 229° | 2,362 m | 24.5 mi |
| Thomas Hill | SW 234° | 2,359 m | 24.4 mi |
| Dawson Butte | SSW 212° | 2,278 m | 24.3 mi |
| Carpenter Peak | WSW 241° | 2,173 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bee Rock | SW 228° | 2,046 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SW 232° | 2,026 m | 16.5 mi |
| Racoon Knob | SW 231° | 2,021 m | 16.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SW 233° | 2,010 m | 22.0 mi |
- 26.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 27 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 27 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 27 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swing Park: 0.4 mi
- Wheatlands Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Southlands Metro District Park: 0.7 mi
- Beacon Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Southlands Town Square: 0.9 mi
- Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker: 0.8 mi
- Blackstone Country Club: 1.8 mi
- Chuck Vogel Ghost Bike: 5.6 mi
- Drive Safely: 5.7 mi
- Dr. Walter Heath: 6.6 mi
- Hops Garden: 3.1 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 9.9 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 10.3 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 11.2 mi
- Pixel Deer: 3.2 mi
- Pixel Deer: 3.2 mi
- Pixel Deer: 3.2 mi
- Pixel Deer: 3.2 mi
- Giant Bear: 3.5 mi
- Bike Jump: 10.1 mi
- MTB Feature: 10.2 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 13.6 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 16.5 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 4.6 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 7.9 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 10.1 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 12.7 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 13.7 mi
- Ponderosa Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 3.0 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 3.4 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 7.8 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 11.0 mi
- Unity Gateway: 5.7 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 11.0 mi
- Good Times: 11.4 mi
- Highlands Point: 15.2 mi
- Racoon Knob: 16.1 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 17.7 mi
- Rebel Hill: 20.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 1.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 1.4 mi
- Scuba Beach: 2.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.8 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 8.8 mi
- Wildcat Point: 14.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:56 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker, 7 mi away.
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