- Elevation, modelled
- 2,989 m
- Tallest summit within 9.5 miles
- Mount Blue Sky4,350 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway12.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6829, -105.6085
Ponder Point Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 2,989 m. Mount Blue Sky stands 4,350 m to the south-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Forks Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Ponder Point Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Blue Sky | SSW 196° | 4,350 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Bierstadt | SSW 205° | 4,287 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Spalding | SSW 204° | 4,222 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gray Wolf Mountain | SSW 212° | 4,148 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rosalie Peak | S 179° | 4,138 m | 8.8 mi |
| Epaulet Mountain | S 189° | 4,126 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rogers Peak | S 186° | 4,061 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | SSW 194° | 4,052 m | 5.5 mi |
- 12.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 13 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 17 mi
- Panorama Point · 18 mi
- Denver Mountain Parks · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Echo Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- City Park: 5.0 mi
- Library Corner Park: 5.0 mi
- Triangle Park: 5.0 mi
- Gateway Park: 5.1 mi
- Devils Nose: 1.7 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Goliath Peak: 3.0 mi
- Alps Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Griffith Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Echo Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60: 6.4 mi
- The 'Alley Shop': 6.4 mi
- Mount Blue Sky Summit: 6.8 mi
- Black Hawk Boulevard: 10.3 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 5.1 mi
- Steve Canyon Statue: 6.7 mi
- Jim Bridger: 7.0 mi
- Dinosaur Play Sculpture: 13.9 mi
- Oliver: 14.1 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Pavillion Point: 5.1 mi
- Meditation Rock: 14.6 mi
- Red Wall: 16.5 mi
- Clocktower: 21.4 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 5.0 mi
- Clear Creek Rec Center: 6.2 mi
- Brewery Spring: 6.4 mi
- Bald Mountain Cemetery: 8.5 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 8.9 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 0.2 mi
- Juniper Pass: 2.1 mi
- Eagles Aerie: 2.4 mi
- Cloudland: 3.6 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 4.9 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 4.9 mi
- Hamill House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Fire Station #1: 6.3 mi
- Underhill Museum: 6.3 mi
- Silver Creek: 5.2 mi
- Russell Gulch: 7.6 mi
- Nevadaville: 8.7 mi
- Bakerville: 10.5 mi
- Saints John: 16.5 mi
- Rosary Garden: 20.1 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- The Piano Garden: 22.1 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 7.3 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 16.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 19.3 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 20.5 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 24.9 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.6 mi
- Elk Falls: 16.0 mi
- Boulder Falls: 24.7 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 5.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 20.7 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Idaho Springs · 7 mi
- Golden · 21 mi
- Breckenridge · 27 mi
- Arvada · 29 mi
- Boulder · 29 mi
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