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National Velvet

National Velvet from directly overhead

National Velvet is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,582 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Denver mural, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.75780, -105.00841

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Shoemaker Plaza Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • Common Ground: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway: 0.2 mi
  • Bear and Cubs: 0.2 mi
  • Wings: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Commons Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hirshorn Park: 0.2 mi
  • REI Park: 0.2 mi
  • Confluence East Park: 0.2 mi
  • Railyard Dog Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Commons Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Centennial Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.6 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.6 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 0.6 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.6 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 12.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of National Velvet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 284°2,982 m19.8 mi
Mount TomWNW 283°2,969 m18.7 mi
Douglas MountainW 276°2,927 m19.7 mi
Blue MountainWNW 295°2,846 m19.3 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 300°2,724 m18.7 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 225°2,711 m19.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 286°2,686 m17.7 mi
Centennial ConeW 269°2,640 m18.6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6665586148

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