- Elevation, modelled
- 1,608 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 20.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7392, -104.9854
Mile-High Marker is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,608 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gettysburg Address Tablet, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Mile-High Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 285° | 2,969 m | 20.2 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 226° | 2,757 m | 20.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,724 m | 20.4 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 230° | 2,711 m | 19.1 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 288° | 2,686 m | 19.2 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 273° | 2,640 m | 19.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 223° | 2,638 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,630 m | 18.1 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 12 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 12 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Gettysburg Address Tablet: 0.0 mi
- Logan's Memorial Day Order Plaque: 0.0 mi
- Bill Daniels Piano: 0.0 mi
- Governors' Portraits: 0.0 mi
- Governors' Portraits: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.0 mi
- Cannons: 0.0 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.0 mi
- Space Shuttle Challenger Aspen Grove: 0.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Monument Park: 0.1 mi
- Civic Center Park: 0.2 mi
- MacIntosh Park: 0.2 mi
- Golden Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Denver Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- History Colorado Center: 0.3 mi
- Molly Brown House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Center for Colorado Women’s History: 0.3 mi
- Denver Art Museum Frederick C. Hamilton Building: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
- Wildflower Treasures: 1.3 mi
- Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.3 mi
- Radical Plant Select Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Union Station: 1.2 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Historic Moffat Station: 1.5 mi
- Splashdown: 1.6 mi
- Jumpin' Jack: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.6 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.5 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.4 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 9.9 mi
Peaks
- Ruby Hill: 4.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.1 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.1 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 45
- Picnic Table: 0.7 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.6 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.6 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.6 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Shale Soil Creep: 11.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 15.5 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.7 mi
- Front Porch: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Beach (No Swim): 9.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Arapahoe: 10.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.3 mi
- Serene: 19.8 mi
- Dick: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lee Gulch: 10.8 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 13.7 mi
| 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).
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, 1 mi away.
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