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Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Coloradomark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0
Denver Botanic Gardens, a attraction in Colorado
mark byzewski · CC BY 2.0

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Denver Botanic Gardens is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,643 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Romantic Gardens, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

The Denver Botanic Gardens is a public botanical garden located in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The 23-acre (93,000 m2) park contains a conservatory, a variety of theme gardens and a sunken amphitheater, which hosts various concerts in the summer.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1951.

Wikidata Q3003810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Customers only
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.73198, -104.96003

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Romantic Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Mordecai Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • The Ellipse: 0.1 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Steppe Garden: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Congress Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cheesman Park Esplanade: 0.4 mi
  • Cheryl Washington Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Cheesman Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Park Esplanade: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 60
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 3.0 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 3.0 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 8.6 mi
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 9.0 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.1 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 14.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Denver Botanic Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainSW 235°2,785 m21.5 mi
Legault MountainSW 230°2,757 m21.2 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 234°2,711 m19.8 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m20.7 mi
Centennial ConeW 274°2,640 m21.2 mi
Crow HillSW 227°2,638 m20.9 mi
Huebner PeakSW 222°2,633 m21.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 247°2,630 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/223802670

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