Clear Creek Picnic Site
Clear Creek Picnic Site is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,897 m. Torreys Peak stands 4,351 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado Mines Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 27.1 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 23 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 25 mi
- Panorama Point · 27 mi
- Denver Mountain Parks · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colorado Mines Peak: 1.5 mi
- Cone Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Engelmann Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Flora: 2.8 mi
- Breckinridge Peak: 3.0 mi
- P.A.W. Educational Site for Universal Design: 4.1 mi
- Theobald Park: 4.6 mi
- Minton Park: 4.6 mi
- Georgetown Lake Park: 5.1 mi
- Alvarado Open Space Park: 5.1 mi
- The Mailbox: 6.7 mi
- Alpine Slide: 7.7 mi
- High Country Stampede Rodeo: 12.3 mi
- Peak-to-Peak Highway: 13.6 mi
- The 'Alley Shop': 13.6 mi
- Pavillion Point: 6.4 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 12.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Eagle Roost: 19.9 mi
- Jim Bridger: 4.1 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 5.9 mi
- The Goat: 10.6 mi
- Cloud Busters: 11.0 mi
- Peche: 11.9 mi
- George Rowe Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hamill House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 6.0 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 6.1 mi
- Cozens Ranch Museum: 11.1 mi
- Fox Den: 7.5 mi
- Rose Crown: 7.6 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 10.4 mi
- Ponder Point Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Juniper Pass: 12.6 mi
- Brewery Spring: 5.7 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 6.0 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 7.7 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 9.4 mi
- Bald Mountain Cemetery: 11.9 mi
- Bakerville: 6.0 mi
- Silver Creek: 7.3 mi
- Russell Gulch: 12.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 12.5 mi
- Saints John: 15.2 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 11.7 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 14.4 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 21.1 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 20.0 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 21.7 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 22.0 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Clear Creek Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torreys Peak | SSW 197° | 4,351 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Edwards | S 188° | 4,218 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bard Peak | SSW 208° | 4,159 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Parnassus | SW 218° | 4,139 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pettingell Peak | WSW 247° | 4,104 m | 7.9 mi |
| Engelmann Peak | SW 222° | 4,077 m | 2.6 mi |
| Parry Peak | NNE 33° | 4,076 m | 5.3 mi |
| James Peak | NE 37° | 4,056 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1695576379
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 14 mi
- Breckenridge · 25 mi
- Golden · 29 mi
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