- Elevation, modelled
- 2,816 m
- Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
- Summit Peak4,023 m · 14.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway12.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5378, -106.7985
Big Meadows Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 2,816 m. Summit Peak stands 4,023 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Big Meadows Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | SSE 157° | 4,023 m | 14.1 mi |
| South River Peak | WNW 284° | 3,994 m | 10.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SSE 153° | 3,987 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fisher Mountain | NW 317° | 3,916 m | 11.2 mi |
| Long Trek Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,911 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 276° | 3,894 m | 4.0 mi |
| North Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,868 m | 12.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | NW 318° | 3,859 m | 4.5 mi |
- 12.4 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Heart Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fox Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Tie Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Hope: 4.0 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.5 mi
Parks: 8
- Brown Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
- Coller Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
- South Pagosa Park: 22.6 mi
- Seime Park: 22.7 mi
- Basham Park: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rio Grande Palisades: 13.8 mi
- Overlook Cliff Rocks: 15.0 mi
- End of Trail Turn Around: 15.3 mi
- Sally Overlook: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Paradise: 22.1 mi
- Pagosa Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
- The Mother Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Treasure Falls: 7.8 mi
- Piedra Falls: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Wagon Wheel Gap Interpretive Site: 16.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Shaw Creek: 17.0 mi
Museums: 2
- Pagosa Springs History Museum: 21.7 mi
- Creede Underground Mining Museum: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Columbine Pinic Ground: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Japanese Gardens: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Creede Fork: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 27 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creede WTP, 21 mi away.
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