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Jamison Picnic Area

Jamison Picnic Area from directly overhead

Jamison Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,660 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Catfish Flats, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.53916, -105.08729

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • TrailMark Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wildlife Observation Blind: 0.6 mi
  • Chatfield State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Wingate South Park: 1.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 0.7 mi
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Waterton: 1.5 mi
  • Plymouth Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Bill Couch Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Warren Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 47
  • Catfish Flats: 0.2 mi
  • Deer Creek Day Use: 0.4 mi
  • Marina Point: 1.3 mi
  • Riverside: 1.3 mi
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 5.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 11.9 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Elk Falls: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 10.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Jamison Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 250°2,854 m11.0 mi
Berrian MountainW 276°2,785 m11.0 mi
Legault MountainW 268°2,757 m9.5 mi
Doublehead MountainW 280°2,711 m9.4 mi
Long Scraggy PeakSSW 204°2,681 m14.8 mi
Crow HillW 263°2,638 m8.5 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 252°2,633 m7.7 mi
Bear MountainWNW 298°2,630 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340475667737163514031
Precip in0.60.71.72.42.51.81.72.01.71.50.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1287201395

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