Catfish Flats
Catfish Flats is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,661 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamison Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colorado Parks and Wildliife
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 11 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 11 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 11 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- TrailMark Park: 0.6 mi
- Wildlife Observation Blind: 0.8 mi
- Chatfield State Park: 1.4 mi
- Wingate South Park: 1.7 mi
- Roxborough / High Line Canal Trailheads: 1.9 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 0.9 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 1.0 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 1.2 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms: 1.2 mi
- Waterton: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bill Couch Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Warren Peak: 4.0 mi
- Goat Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Gorillas: 4.4 mi
- Gorillas: 4.4 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 6.3 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 8.2 mi
- Windmill: 8.3 mi
- Wall of Healing: 4.8 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 4.8 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 7.2 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.6 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 10.1 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 6.2 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Tiny Town: 8.6 mi
- Old Stone House: 9.0 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 9.1 mi
- Jamison Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Deer Creek Day Use: 0.7 mi
- Riverside: 1.4 mi
- Marina Point: 1.4 mi
- Plum Creek Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 2.2 mi
- Weaver Park: 4.4 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 4.7 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 4.8 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 5.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 0.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.0 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 15.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.6 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 5.6 mi
- Wildcat Point: 9.8 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 13.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 15.5 mi
- Red Wall: 16.2 mi
- Lee Gulch: 5.8 mi
- The Chutes: 11.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 15.6 mi
- Elk Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.5 mi
- Arapahoe: 17.2 mi
- Dakan: 20.7 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 10.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Catfish Flats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 251° | 2,854 m | 10.9 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | W 277° | 2,785 m | 11.0 mi |
| Legault Mountain | W 269° | 2,757 m | 9.4 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WNW 281° | 2,711 m | 9.4 mi |
| Long Scraggy Peak | SSW 205° | 2,681 m | 14.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 265° | 2,638 m | 8.4 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WSW 254° | 2,633 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,630 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Denver · 15 mi
- Golden · 17 mi
- Arvada · 18 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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