Bandimere Speedway
Bandimere Speedway is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,763 m. Mount Pence stands 3,014 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trading Post, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.
The story
defunct dragstrip near Morrison, Colorado, US
Wikidata Q4854603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 1 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 1 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 1 mi
- Hawk Watch · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trading Post: 0.9 mi
- Concretion: 1.0 mi
- Volcanic Ash Deposit: 1.0 mi
- Raptor Track: 1.1 mi
- Apatosaurus Bulges: 1.2 mi
- Spirit: 0.9 mi
- CCC Worker: 1.2 mi
- Windmill: 3.3 mi
- Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 3.9 mi
- The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 3.9 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 1.1 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 1.4 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mount Glennon Park: 1.2 mi
- Coyote Gulch Park: 1.3 mi
- Iron Spring Park: 1.4 mi
- Forsberg Park: 1.5 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center: 1.9 mi
- Mount Glennon: 1.3 mi
- Mount Morrison: 1.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Carbon: 2.8 mi
- Mount Falcon: 3.3 mi
- City of Lakewood: 1.7 mi
- Summer White House Site: 2.3 mi
- Walker Home Ruins: 2.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 3.9 mi
- Bradford-Perley House: 4.3 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 3.7 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 4.0 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 4.5 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 4.8 mi
- Rosary Garden: 3.8 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Kendrick Lake Park Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 4.6 mi
- Jefferson Green Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cottontail: 1.2 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 1.4 mi
- Whitetail: 1.8 mi
- Food Court: 2.5 mi
- Food Court: 2.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 3.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 6.2 mi
- The East Quarry: 7.7 mi
- Meditation Rock: 11.8 mi
- Red Wall: 14.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 2.3 mi
- Arapahoe: 7.8 mi
- Russell Gulch: 20.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 20.7 mi
- Silver Creek: 24.6 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 12.0 mi
- Elk Falls: 16.2 mi
- The Chutes: 19.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 18.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 1.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Bandimere Speedway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pence | W 275° | 3,014 m | 12.8 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | W 273° | 2,996 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bergen Peak | W 272° | 2,957 m | 11.1 mi |
| Riley Peak | SSW 202° | 2,854 m | 13.3 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 217° | 2,785 m | 9.3 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,757 m | 9.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,711 m | 7.9 mi |
| Centennial Cone | NW 304° | 2,640 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/241877827
Day trips start here
- Golden · 7 mi
- Arvada · 11 mi
- Denver · 12 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
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