How dark is the sky in Steamboat Springs, CO?

Steamboat Springs reads as suburban edge on this dataset's scale. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Steamboat Springs's sky is brighter than 13.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

Where to go for a darker sky near Steamboat Springs

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Glenwood Springs, CO, roughly 70 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

Glenwood Springs, CO is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Steamboat Springs against the rest of the dataset

Steamboat Springs, CO has a population of about 13,620, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Steamboat Springs ranks 429 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.