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Eltuck Picnic Area

Eltuck Picnic Area from directly overhead

Eltuck Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,672 m. Signal Mountain stands 3,430 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 5.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lory State Park
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.57846, -105.17812

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lory State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Overland Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rogers Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bingham Hill Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Glen Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 59
Artworks: 46
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 23
  • Scoop Area: 1.0 mi
  • Land of the Overhangs: 1.0 mi
  • North Slab: 1.4 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 1.4 mi
  • Exit Wall: 1.5 mi
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Horsetooth Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Lost Falls: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Willows Landing: 11.4 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Heron Cove: 11.6 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Nelson Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Bedsprings: 19.9 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 13.6 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Eltuck Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainWSW 258°3,430 m17.9 mi
South Signal MountainWSW 257°3,426 m18.3 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 258°3,230 m15.1 mi
West White Pine MountainW 277°3,140 m15.5 mi
East White Pine MountainW 277°3,111 m14.2 mi
Crystal MountainWSW 259°3,029 m13.6 mi
Storm MountainWSW 240°3,015 m12.7 mi
Crosier MountainSW 232°2,809 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/368336812

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