Elevated
Elevated is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,578 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Plaza Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Statue of a large bicycle created by White Rhino Customs in tribute to Colorado's cycling community. Artwork financed by New Belgium Brewing.
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 11 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 12 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Plaza Park: 0.2 mi
- Kerouac Green: 0.2 mi
- Saint Patrick's Park: 0.3 mi
- Railyard Dog Park: 0.4 mi
- Franco Park: 0.4 mi
- Isabella Thallas Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.8 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.9 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.9 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Matrixman: 0.3 mi
- Union Station North: 0.4 mi
- Common Ground: 0.5 mi
- National Velvet: 0.5 mi
- Wings: 0.6 mi
- Commons Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Denver mural: 0.5 mi
- Historic Moffat Station: 0.7 mi
- Union Station: 0.7 mi
- Confluence Park / REI: 0.8 mi
- Mega Wedgie: 0.9 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 0.6 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.6 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 6.7 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 8.3 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: 0.8 mi
- The Money Museum: 1.1 mi
- Dikeou Collection: 1.3 mi
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus: 1.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 5.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.7 mi
- North Table Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.1 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 10.8 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 11.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 16.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 20.5 mi
- Front Porch: 21.2 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 20.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 20.3 mi
- Arapahoe: 9.4 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.1 mi
- Serene: 18.1 mi
- Dick: 18.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Elevated. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,982 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 281° | 2,969 m | 19.0 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | W 275° | 2,927 m | 20.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,846 m | 19.5 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,724 m | 18.9 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 225° | 2,711 m | 19.6 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 284° | 2,686 m | 18.0 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,675 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7317542188
Day trips start here
- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 5 mi
- Golden · 12 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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