Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,735 m. Green Mountain stands 3,174 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkshead Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Denver Water
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 16 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 16 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 16 mi
- Panorama Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkshead Peak: 1.1 mi
- Carpenter Peak: 2.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Warren Peak: 3.8 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 1.4 mi
- Little Scraggy Trailhead: 10.5 mi
- Wall of Healing: 10.6 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 10.7 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 13.4 mi
- Stacy Place Park: 2.7 mi
- Marmot Ridge Park: 3.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 3.1 mi
- Chatfield Farms Park: 3.2 mi
- Cavaletti Park: 3.3 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 6.6 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 6.6 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 6.7 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 6.7 mi
- Gorillas: 9.0 mi
- Gorillas: 9.0 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Windmill: 13.6 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 13.8 mi
- Tiny Town: 11.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 12.0 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 13.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 14.6 mi
- Mountain Lion: 1.3 mi
- Bighorn Sheep: 1.4 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 2.5 mi
- Mule Deer: 2.8 mi
- Pat Gallagher Park Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 6.2 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 9.8 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 10.1 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 10.2 mi
- Middle Fork Natural Area: 10.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 8.7 mi
- Wildcat Point: 10.8 mi
- Red Wall: 14.8 mi
- Meditation Rock: 15.7 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 17.9 mi
- The Chutes: 5.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.1 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 15.6 mi
- Elk Falls: 15.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 6.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 19.9 mi
- Dakan: 15.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 16.9 mi
- Arapahoe: 22.3 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Rattlesnake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | SW 222° | 3,174 m | 14.0 mi |
| Devils Head | S 175° | 2,936 m | 13.5 mi |
| Riley Peak | WNW 284° | 2,854 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Scraggy Peak | SW 220° | 2,798 m | 12.6 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | NW 308° | 2,785 m | 11.3 mi |
| Legault Mountain | NW 306° | 2,757 m | 9.3 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | NW 315° | 2,711 m | 10.4 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | S 182° | 2,707 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strontia Springs DAM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/462602798
Day trips start here
- Denver · 21 mi
- Golden · 22 mi
- Arvada · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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