Sawmill Campground
Campground
Round Up Loop is a short mountain biking route in White Ranch Park in Colorado, a county-managed park about 0.36 miles long. It rises from 7,296 feet to 7,408 feet, a climb of about 100 feet, and the route loses a little more ground overall. The steepest stretch comes at about a quarter mile in, with a grade of 10%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. Belcher Hill is just 0.1 mile away and Shorthorn about 0.3 mile, both mountain biking routes. Sourdough Springs Campground is 1.8 miles off, and the Golden climbing area is about 2.2 miles away.
Sawmill Campground
Campground
If it rainsClyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUniversity museum, geology in CO, United States
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Belcher Hill TrailHikingPhoto: jl_2, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 miSource: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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The Risk AreaRock climbing · ~7 min drivePhoto: gregglesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 9.6 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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