- Elevation, modelled
- 1,973 m
- Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
- Hicks Mountain3,073 m · 12.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6665, -105.2081
Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma) is a attraction in Colorado, at a modelled 1,973 m. Hicks Mountain stands 3,073 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado Music Hall of Fame, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
Outcrop of a 1.4 billion years gap in the geologic record where the 300-million-year old Fountain Formation nonconformably overlies Precambrium Gneiss (1700 Ma).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Mountain | W 264° | 3,073 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Pence | W 273° | 3,014 m | 11.6 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | W 272° | 2,996 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bergen Peak | W 270° | 2,957 m | 10.0 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | NW 313° | 2,927 m | 12.2 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,785 m | 8.9 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,757 m | 9.7 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,711 m | 7.7 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Front Range Overlook · 1 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 1 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 1 mi
- Hawk Watch · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 0.1 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 1.1 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 1.4 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 3.8 mi
- Trading Post: 0.3 mi
- Volcanic Ash Deposit: 1.0 mi
- Raptor Track: 1.0 mi
- Concretion: 1.0 mi
- Apatosaurus Bulges: 1.1 mi
- Mount Morrison: 0.7 mi
- Mount Glennon: 2.0 mi
- Mount Falcon: 2.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lininger Mountain: 3.0 mi
- City of Lakewood: 1.8 mi
- Summer White House Site: 1.9 mi
- Walker Home Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 2.9 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 1.7 mi
- Arapahoe: 7.7 mi
- Russell Gulch: 19.1 mi
- Nevadaville: 19.5 mi
- Silver Creek: 23.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.6 mi
- Elk Falls: 15.6 mi
- The Chutes: 19.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.8 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 19.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Golden · 6 mi
- Arvada · 11 mi
- Denver · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 17 mi
- Boulder · 24 mi
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