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Larkspur Butte

Larkspur Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Larkspur Butte rises to 2,291 m in Colorado. Thunder Butte stands 2,991 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Larkspur Park, a park 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.22638, -104.86665

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Larkspur Park: 0.9 mi
  • Twin Ponds Common Area: 7.5 mi
  • North Park: 7.5 mi
  • Santa Fe Open Space: 7.8 mi
  • Quarry Mesa Open Space: 7.9 mi
Peaks
  • Corner Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Monkey Face: 1.9 mi
  • Hunt Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Raspberry Butte: 2.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Maze: 1.7 mi
  • Camel and Llama Rides: 1.7 mi
  • Colorado Renaissance Festival: 1.8 mi
  • Elephant Experience: 1.9 mi
  • Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 34
Historic sites: 31
  • #BeLikeTim: Tim Watkins Memorial Trail: 9.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • The Homestead: 10.6 mi
  • Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Core Values Ramp: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 15.0 mi
  • Honor Wall: 15.0 mi
  • Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 15.1 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 15.1 mi
  • Sinclair Dinosaur: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Gardens: 9
  • Demonstration Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Labyrinth: 16.5 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 19.1 mi
  • Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 19.2 mi
  • The Children's Garden: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Larkspur Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder ButteWSW 258°2,991 m18.1 mi
Ormes PeakS 191°2,963 m19.4 mi
Devils HeadW 281°2,936 m12.8 mi
Bald MountainSSW 206°2,881 m18.6 mi
Blodgett PeakS 187°2,873 m18.6 mi
Mount DeceptionSW 230°2,849 m13.6 mi
Soldier MountainSW 221°2,798 m15.1 mi
Dakan MountainW 274°2,797 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3419:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435363686658473529
Precip in0.90.71.53.22.43.02.73.01.61.31.01.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358928540

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