- Elevation, modelled
- 1,697 m
- Tallest summit within 24.3 miles
- Berrian Mountain2,785 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6655, -104.8585
Ornamental Lion is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,697 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfalls, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Ornamental Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,785 m | 24.3 mi |
| Legault Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,757 m | 23.5 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,711 m | 22.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 245° | 2,638 m | 22.8 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WSW 241° | 2,633 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 263° | 2,630 m | 23.1 mi |
| High Peak | WSW 244° | 2,611 m | 22.0 mi |
| Independence Mountain | W 265° | 2,539 m | 23.4 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 18 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 18 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterfalls: 0.0 mi
- Figure: 0.4 mi
- MILE HIGH: 0.4 mi
- Nature: 1.0 mi
- Buffalo (Bison): 1.9 mi
- Babi Yar Memorial: 0.5 mi
- City of Chennai: 2.8 mi
- George Mackenzie Wallace: 2.9 mi
- Denver Tech Center: 3.7 mi
- Please Drive Safely in Memory of Justin Edwards Gonzales: 3.8 mi
- Babi Yar Park: 0.6 mi
- Paul A. Hentzell Park (undeveloped): 0.6 mi
- Kennedy Ballfields Complex: 0.7 mi
- Havana And Cornell Park: 0.7 mi
- Eastridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 4.0 mi
- community garden: 4.4 mi
- Bike Jump: 1.7 mi
- MTB Feature: 2.1 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 4.3 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 7.1 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 7.4 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 3.0 mi
- Willow Springs Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.0 mi
- Highlands Point: 11.8 mi
- Rebel Hill: 12.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 13.6 mi
- Mount Carbon: 14.8 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 4.3 mi
- Mizel Museum: 4.3 mi
- Grant Family Education Center: 4.6 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 5.6 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Good Times: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 2.6 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 1.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 1.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 10.5 mi
- Scuba Beach: 11.4 mi
- Wildcat Point: 13.7 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 18.2 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 18.3 mi
- The East Quarry: 19.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 18.6 mi
- Mount Vernon: 18.7 mi
- Lee Gulch: 9.4 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Creek DAM, 3 mi away.
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