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Casa Bonita

Casa Bonita from directly overhead

Casa Bonita is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,647 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Connected, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

former chain of Mexican-themed "eatertainment" restaurants

Dates from 1974.

Wikidata Q5047790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.74193, -105.07105

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Connected: 0.3 mi
  • Saint Bernadette: 0.6 mi
  • Ha-no-oo Star Calendar: 0.6 mi
  • "Lake Totem" Pelican: 1.5 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Aviation Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mountair Park: 0.7 mi
  • Molholm School Park: 0.8 mi
  • Citizen's Park: 1.0 mi
  • Carl G Morse Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Lamar Station: 0.4 mi
  • Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 0.9 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Logan: 2.1 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Brain Drain: 3.0 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 3.0 mi
  • Half Pipe: 3.0 mi
  • Boomerang: 3.0 mi
  • Tower of Doom: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 47
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 3.2 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.2 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 11.6 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Casa Bonita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 291°2,982 m17.0 mi
Mount TomWNW 289°2,969 m15.7 mi
Douglas MountainW 281°2,927 m16.5 mi
Blue MountainWNW 303°2,846 m17.0 mi
Berrian MountainSW 222°2,785 m17.5 mi
Crescent MountainNW 309°2,724 m16.6 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 219°2,711 m16.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 293°2,686 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/238911424

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