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Historic Moffat Station

Historic Moffat Station from directly overhead

Historic Moffat Station is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,579 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Cherries, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

historic railway station in Denver, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q133730257, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
8 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.75392, -105.00565

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Confluence East Park: 0.1 mi
  • Commons Park: 0.2 mi
  • REI Park: 0.2 mi
  • LoDo Children's Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Fishback Landing Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Centennial Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Commons Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.4 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 0.4 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 11.8 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Historic Moffat Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 285°2,982 m20.0 mi
Mount TomWNW 283°2,969 m18.9 mi
Douglas MountainW 277°2,927 m19.8 mi
Blue MountainWNW 296°2,846 m19.6 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 301°2,724 m19.0 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 226°2,711 m19.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 286°2,686 m17.9 mi
Centennial ConeW 270°2,640 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/296377121

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