CDOT Rest Area: Hayden
CDOT Rest Area: Hayden is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,909 m. Black Mountain stands 3,299 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gnat Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- CDOT
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 24 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 28 mi
- Ripple Creek Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gnat Hill: 3.2 mi
- Breeze Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Buck Peak: 6.0 mi
- Thompson Hill: 9.7 mi
- Hillberry Mountain: 10.5 mi
- East Park: 8.0 mi
- Heier Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- City Park: 8.9 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 8.9 mi
- Alice Pleasant Park: 9.1 mi
- Hayden Heritage Center: 6.0 mi
- Museum of Northwest Colorado: 9.1 mi
- Finger Rock: 13.6 mi
- Harp Point: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of CDOT Rest Area: Hayden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | N 358° | 3,299 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Oliphant | N 360° | 3,248 m | 21.7 mi |
| West Bears Ears Peak | NNE 19° | 3,224 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Welba | N 358° | 3,222 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buck Point | N 1° | 3,209 m | 22.4 mi |
| Meaden Peak | NE 40° | 3,207 m | 24.2 mi |
| East Bears Ears Peak | NNE 20° | 3,199 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | NNE 11° | 3,150 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayden, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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