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Picnic Table

Picnic Table from directly overhead

Picnic Table is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,594 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Zeckendorf Plaza Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Denver Parks and Rec.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.72971, -104.99206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Zeckendorf Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
  • Flores Park: 0.5 mi
  • Governors Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grant–Humphreys Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Zen Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 1.9 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • Weaver Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 44
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.8 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.8 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.8 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Picnic Table. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 288°2,969 m20.0 mi
Berrian MountainSW 233°2,785 m20.0 mi
Legault MountainSW 227°2,757 m19.9 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 231°2,711 m18.4 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 290°2,686 m19.1 mi
Centennial ConeW 275°2,640 m19.6 mi
Crow HillSW 224°2,638 m19.5 mi
Huebner PeakSW 219°2,633 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/340230310

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