- Elevation, modelled
- 1,935 m
- Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
- Bison Mountain3,777 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway24.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2918, -105.2061
Bridge Crossing Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 1,935 m. Bison Mountain stands 3,777 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Rock, a peak 2.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Bridge Crossing Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,777 m | 16.1 mi |
| McCurdy Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,702 m | 14.9 mi |
| Windy Peak | W 273° | 3,636 m | 12.5 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | W 263° | 3,526 m | 8.7 mi |
| South Tarryall Peak | SW 233° | 3,417 m | 15.7 mi |
| Pilot Peak | SW 220° | 3,229 m | 15.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 280° | 3,174 m | 5.1 mi |
| Thunder Butte | S 177° | 2,991 m | 8.3 mi |
- 24.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Panorama Point · 26 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skull Rock: 2.5 mi
- Noddle: 3.6 mi
- Long Scraggy Peak: 3.6 mi
- Little Scraggy Peak: 4.0 mi
- Noddle Heads: 4.0 mi
- Nelson Ranch Open Space: 11.6 mi
- Red Mesa Open Space: 13.2 mi
- Sharptail Ridge Open Space: 13.7 mi
- Young Open Space: 13.8 mi
- Marmot Ridge Park: 14.2 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 18.0 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 20.8 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- Scraggy View Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Willow Bend Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 5.3 mi
- Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 5.3 mi
- Bighorn Sheep: 10.8 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 16.5 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 18.7 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 18.7 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 18.7 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 18.7 mi
- Little Scraggy Trailhead: 4.5 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 10.8 mi
- Mini Moab: 12.1 mi
- Chicken Scratch Hill: 12.9 mi
- Longwater Rock: 13.7 mi
- Sasquatch Outpost: 16.4 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 16.8 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 19.2 mi
- Tiny Town: 21.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 24.1 mi
- Gorillas: 20.7 mi
- Gorillas: 20.8 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 23.9 mi
- End of Line: 24.1 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 24.2 mi
- The Chutes: 6.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 18.5 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 21.2 mi
- Lee Gulch: 23.0 mi
- Red Wall: 18.2 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 19.4 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.6 mi
- Meditation Rock: 21.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 6 mi away.
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