Cloudland
Cloudland is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,327 m. Mount Blue Sky stands 4,350 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Warrior Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 10 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 13 mi
- Panorama Point · 14 mi
- Denver Mountain Parks · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warrior Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Chief Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Papoose Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Porcupine Hill: 2.0 mi
- Captain Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Echo Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60: 4.9 mi
- The 'Alley Shop': 5.0 mi
- Mount Blue Sky Summit: 8.0 mi
- Black Hawk Boulevard: 9.3 mi
- Echo Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- Citizens Park: 4.9 mi
- Courtney/Riley/Cooper Park: 5.1 mi
- Montgomery Park: 5.1 mi
- Ballfield Complex: 5.3 mi
- Steve Canyon Statue: 5.1 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 8.6 mi
- Jim Bridger: 10.1 mi
- Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 10.3 mi
- Oliver: 10.5 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Pavillion Point: 8.7 mi
- Meditation Rock: 11.3 mi
- Red Wall: 13.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 18.6 mi
- Clear Creek Rec Center: 4.9 mi
- Pittsburg Mine: 8.2 mi
- Bald Mountain Cemetery: 8.5 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 8.6 mi
- Miner's Monument: 8.9 mi
- Fire Station #1: 4.9 mi
- Underhill Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hidee Gold Mine: 8.2 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 8.4 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 8.5 mi
- Eagles Aerie: 1.2 mi
- Juniper Pass: 1.7 mi
- Ponder Point Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 3.8 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Rosary Garden: 16.6 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
- The Piano Garden: 18.8 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 8.7 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 14.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 16.0 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 21.3 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 22.0 mi
- Russell Gulch: 7.3 mi
- Silver Creek: 7.4 mi
- Nevadaville: 8.5 mi
- Bakerville: 14.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 17.8 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 11.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 13.4 mi
- Boulder Falls: 24.1 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 2.6 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Cloudland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Blue Sky | SW 223° | 4,350 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Bierstadt | SW 227° | 4,287 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Spalding | SW 230° | 4,222 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gray Wolf Mountain | WSW 239° | 4,148 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rosalie Peak | SSW 203° | 4,138 m | 8.8 mi |
| Epaulet Mountain | SW 214° | 4,126 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SW 225° | 4,061 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | SW 226° | 4,052 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7932940463
Day trips start here
- Idaho Springs · 5 mi
- Golden · 18 mi
- Arvada · 26 mi
- Boulder · 27 mi
- Breckenridge · 30 mi
- Denver · 30 mi
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