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Bradfield Picnic Area

Bradfield Picnic Area from directly overhead

Bradfield Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,971 m. Flattop Mountain stands 2,967 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradfield Recreation Site, a park 0.1 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 17 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Forest Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.65658, -108.73723

Overlooks nearby

Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Ormiston Point: 3.6 mi
  • Lone Dome: 4.6 mi
  • Narraguinnep Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Sego Point: 11.4 mi
  • Glade Mountain: 11.6 mi
Parks: 27
  • Bradfield Recreation Site: 0.1 mi
  • Cabin Canyon Recreation Site: 3.0 mi
  • Lone Dome Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
  • Dolores River State Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
  • Cahone Park: 4.0 mi
Springs: 15
  • Champagne Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Bug Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Brewer Well: 16.0 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Oak Spring: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • VFW War Memorial: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Goose Statue: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wyatt Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bradfield Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flattop MountainENE 68°2,967 m24.7 mi
Belmear MountainENE 71°2,940 m19.9 mi
South MountainNE 55°2,870 m18.7 mi
Beaver MountainENE 78°2,836 m20.6 mi
Lone MesaENE 62°2,809 m16.0 mi
Bald HillE 90°2,796 m22.3 mi
Glade MountainNE 45°2,794 m11.6 mi
Elston MountainENE 78°2,782 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice05:5420:0120:41
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:2716:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039465466716961493829

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellow Jacket 4NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1135362057

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