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Armenian Khachkar

Armenian Khachkar from directly overhead

Armenian Khachkar is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,608 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Armenian Garden and Pine, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.73941, -104.98437

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Armenian Garden and Pine: 0.0 mi
  • Governors' Portraits: 0.0 mi
  • Governors' Portraits: 0.0 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 0.0 mi
  • Paintings of the Joint Committee Rooms: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
  • USS Colorado Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • North Memorial Pod: 0.0 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • 1990 Time Capsule: 0.0 mi
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Aspen Grove: 0.0 mi
Parks
  • Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pioneer Monument Park: 0.2 mi
  • Civic Center Park: 0.3 mi
  • MacIntosh Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dominick Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Wildflower Treasures: 1.2 mi
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.2 mi
  • Radical Plant Select Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 1.6 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 8.4 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 9.8 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.7 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.7 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.7 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.8 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 24.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Armenian Khachkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m20.2 mi
Legault MountainSW 226°2,757 m20.6 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 301°2,724 m20.5 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 230°2,711 m19.1 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m19.3 mi
Centennial ConeW 273°2,640 m19.9 mi
Crow HillSW 223°2,638 m20.3 mi
Bear MountainWSW 244°2,630 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5086147225

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