Grizzly Creek
Grizzly Creek is a rest area in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,784 m. Mount Sopris stands 3,841 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colorado Department of Transportation
How to reach it
136 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buck Point: 7.9 mi
- Storm King Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Willow Peak: 8.2 mi
- Baxter Peak: 8.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain Park: 2.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.0 mi
- A E Axtell Park: 4.1 mi
- Sayre Park: 4.2 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 4.3 mi
- Windy Point: 5.1 mi
- Hells Gate: 15.3 mi
- The Slides: 16.5 mi
- Seven Castles: 19.5 mi
- Meadow Creek Point: 20.0 mi
- Yampah Source Spring: 3.8 mi
- Sacred Waters: 3.8 mi
- Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool: 3.9 mi
- South Canyon Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Frontier Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- Powers Art Center: 10.1 mi
- New Castle Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Silt Historical Museum: 21.5 mi
- Eagle County Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Cocktail Spring: 3.8 mi
- Broken Rib Spring: 8.2 mi
- Deep Lake Spring: 15.0 mi
- Kid Curry Grave: 3.9 mi
- Doc Holliday Grave: 3.9 mi
- Pope Saint John Paul II: 4.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: No Name: 2.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 3.8 mi
- The Peace Garden: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Community Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Carbonate: 13.6 mi
- Deep Lake Day Use: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grizzly Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sopris | SSE 167° | 3,841 m | 21.2 mi |
| W Mountain | NNE 16° | 3,624 m | 22.5 mi |
| Shingle Peak | N 6° | 3,615 m | 23.7 mi |
| Turret Peak | N 8° | 3,498 m | 21.9 mi |
| Blair Mountain | NNW 331° | 3,492 m | 18.4 mi |
| Timber Mountain | NNW 346° | 3,476 m | 23.8 mi |
| White River Plateau | NNW 333° | 3,466 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hunns Peak | NNW 345° | 3,420 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshone, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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