- Elevation, modelled
- 1,908 m
- Tallest summit within 15.0 miles
- Windy Peak3,636 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway22.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3278, -105.1877
Scraggy View Picnic Area is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 1,908 m. Windy Peak stands 3,636 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Bend Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Scraggy View Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Peak | W 263° | 3,636 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | WSW 250° | 3,526 m | 10.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | WSW 256° | 3,174 m | 6.2 mi |
| Thunder Butte | S 183° | 2,991 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Castle | W 264° | 2,954 m | 10.5 mi |
| Devils Head | SE 135° | 2,936 m | 6.6 mi |
| Riley Peak | NNW 335° | 2,854 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Scraggy Peak | W 259° | 2,798 m | 4.8 mi |
- 22.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Panorama Point · 23 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 24 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 24 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Scraggy Peak: 1.3 mi
- Noddle: 1.7 mi
- Noddle Heads: 1.9 mi
- Nighthawk Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Nelson Ranch Open Space: 9.2 mi
- Red Mesa Open Space: 10.7 mi
- Sharptail Ridge Open Space: 11.2 mi
- Young Open Space: 11.3 mi
- Marmot Ridge Park: 11.6 mi
- Willow Bend Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 5.3 mi
- Topaz Point Picnic Ground: 6.1 mi
- Bighorn Sheep: 8.2 mi
- Little Scraggy Trailhead: 3.9 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 8.2 mi
- Mini Moab: 13.8 mi
- Chicken Scratch Hill: 15.6 mi
- Longwater Rock: 16.4 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 15.3 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 18.3 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 18.6 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 14.2 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 16.0 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 16.0 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 16.0 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 16.0 mi
- Gorillas: 18.0 mi
- Gorillas: 18.1 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 21.5 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 21.6 mi
- End of Line: 21.8 mi
- Sasquatch Outpost: 16.3 mi
- Dungeon Museum: 16.8 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 17.7 mi
- Tiny Town: 19.2 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 21.4 mi
- The Chutes: 3.7 mi
- Elk Falls: 17.3 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lee Gulch: 20.3 mi
- Red Wall: 16.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 16.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.3 mi
- Meditation Rock: 19.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 8 mi away.
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