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Arapaho Spring

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Elevation, modelled
3,150 m
Tallest summit within 9.8 miles
Rogers Peak4,061 m · 8.2 mi
Nearest byway
Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway7.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:34local time
Coordinates
39.6905, -105.4984
Arapaho Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Arapaho Spring is a spring in Colorado, at a modelled 3,150 m. Rogers Peak stands 4,061 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Arapaho Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakSW 231°4,061 m8.2 mi
Mount WarrenSW 231°4,052 m9.3 mi
Goliath PeakWSW 237°3,724 m6.4 mi
Rosedale PeakSSW 194°3,597 m9.4 mi
Chief MountainSW 232°3,566 m1.7 mi
Griffith MountainW 275°3,528 m9.4 mi
Saxon MountainWNW 284°3,515 m9.4 mi
Alpine PeakW 268°3,508 m9.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 33
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 3
Natural arches: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936415059656356453628
Precip in0.60.91.82.42.51.72.22.31.51.20.80.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.82.94.512.755.855.515.08.75.74.43.73.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Clear Creek Above Mouth NR Black Hawk, CO, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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