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Topaz Point Picnic Ground

Topaz Point Picnic Ground from directly overhead

Topaz Point Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,674 m. Buffalo Peak stands 3,526 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Head, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pike National Forest
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.25828, -105.11748

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Devils Head: 0.9 mi
  • Campbell Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Dakan Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Turtle Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Noddle: 5.1 mi
Parks
  • Nelson Ranch Open Space: 10.9 mi
  • Manitou Park Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Larkspur Park: 12.8 mi
  • Red Mesa Open Space: 13.2 mi
  • Young Open Space: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Gardens: 24
  • Demonstration Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 20.0 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • Cabin Ridge Picnic Ground: 1.7 mi
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Corporate Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Mini Moab: 8.1 mi
  • Little Scraggy Trailhead: 9.5 mi
  • Sidney Harrison Plane Crash Site: 11.3 mi
  • Elephant Experience: 11.7 mi
  • Colorado Renaissance Festival: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Gorillas: 20.9 mi
  • Henry H. "Hap" Arnold: 20.9 mi
  • Gorillas: 21.0 mi
  • Honor Wall: 21.1 mi
  • Senior Class Crest: 21.1 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Chutes: 8.9 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 23.3 mi
  • Elk Falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Topaz Point Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo PeakW 275°3,526 m13.5 mi
Green MountainWNW 288°3,174 m10.3 mi
Thunder ButteSW 216°2,991 m7.4 mi
The CastleWNW 284°2,954 m14.6 mi
Devils HeadE 81°2,936 m0.9 mi
Hackett MountainSW 217°2,873 m15.1 mi
Signal ButteSSW 202°2,869 m14.9 mi
Mount DeceptionSSE 164°2,849 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3519:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1715:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138435363686659483830
Precip in0.50.51.21.51.81.72.62.61.21.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheesman, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2394168057

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