- Elevation, modelled
- 1,588 m
- Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
- Centralia Mountain2,982 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway9.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7461, -105.0214
Mile High Monument is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,588 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mile High Stadium Home Plate, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Mile High Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,982 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 286° | 2,969 m | 18.2 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | W 279° | 2,927 m | 19.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,846 m | 19.1 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,724 m | 18.5 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 225° | 2,711 m | 18.0 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 289° | 2,686 m | 17.3 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 272° | 2,640 m | 17.9 mi |
- 9.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 10 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 10 mi
- Hawk Watch · 10 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mile High Stadium Home Plate: 0.0 mi
- Sisyphus: 0.0 mi
- Buster: 0.0 mi
- Lilliputia: 0.1 mi
- Arapahoe County: 0.1 mi
- Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: 1.0 mi
- The Money Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 1.5 mi
- Gates Crescent Park: 0.3 mi
- Platte River at Elitch Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Hallack Park: 0.5 mi
- Lakewood Gulch: 0.5 mi
- Rude Park: 0.7 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 0.4 mi
- Brain Drain: 0.4 mi
- Half Pipe: 0.4 mi
- Tower of Doom: 0.4 mi
- Boomerang: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Commons Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 2.0 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 2.0 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.0 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Park Hill Park: 4.9 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.0 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 9.1 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.2 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.2 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.6 mi
- USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Isabella Thallas Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 4.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Mount Carbon: 9.1 mi
- North Table Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 0.6 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 9.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 14.7 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.6 mi
- Front Porch: 21.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 20.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 20.7 mi
- Arapahoe: 8.6 mi
- Mount Vernon: 10.7 mi
- Serene: 19.2 mi
- Dick: 20.2 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.3 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 22.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 12.3 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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 5 mi
- Golden · 11 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 26 mi
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