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South Table Mountain

South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain, a peak in Colorado
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South Table Mountain rises to 1,925 m in Colorado. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is DeLong Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

South Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Castle Rock, the 6,338-foot (1,932 m) summit of the mesa, is located on private property in Jefferson County, Colorado, 0.56 miles (0.9 km) directly east (bearing 90°) of downtown Golden.

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Wikidata Q7568606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1925 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.75545, -105.21063

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • DeLong Park: 0.5 mi
  • Vanover Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kafadar Commons: 0.6 mi
  • Parfet Park: 0.6 mi
  • Stratton Commons: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
  • Colorado School of Mines "M": 1.7 mi
  • North Sponsor Village: 3.8 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 3.9 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 3.9 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 51
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.9 mi
  • Food Court: 3.9 mi
  • Food Court: 4.0 mi
  • Food Court: 4.1 mi
  • LOB19: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maxwell Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 16.4 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 6.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of South Table Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillWNW 287°3,048 m11.6 mi
Mount PenceWSW 245°3,014 m12.7 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 244°2,996 m13.1 mi
Centralia MountainWNW 301°2,982 m9.9 mi
Mount TomWNW 299°2,969 m8.6 mi
Bergen PeakWSW 238°2,957 m11.6 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 284°2,927 m9.1 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 257°2,906 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 202838 — South Table Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358943491

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