- Elevation, modelled
- 1,674 m
- Tallest summit within 14.9 miles
- Riley Peak2,854 m · 10.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5492, -105.0976
Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,674 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kim Sterne Survival Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 245° | 2,854 m | 10.8 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | W 272° | 2,785 m | 10.4 mi |
| Legault Mountain | W 263° | 2,757 m | 9.0 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | W 276° | 2,711 m | 8.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 258° | 2,638 m | 8.0 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WSW 246° | 2,633 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,630 m | 11.4 mi |
| High Peak | WSW 258° | 2,611 m | 7.2 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 10 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 10 mi
- Hawk Watch · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 0.0 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms: 0.1 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield: 0.1 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 0.2 mi
- Prairie Garden: 0.2 mi
- Wildlife Observation Blind: 0.3 mi
- Wingate South Park: 0.7 mi
- TrailMark Park: 0.7 mi
- Deer Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Waterton: 2.2 mi
- Bill Couch Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Plymouth Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rebel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Warren Peak: 4.2 mi
- Wall of Healing: 4.0 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 4.0 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.3 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 8.0 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 9.1 mi
- Gorillas: 4.8 mi
- Gorillas: 4.9 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Windmill: 7.3 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 5.8 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Tiny Town: 7.7 mi
- Old Stone House: 8.0 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 8.3 mi
- Deer Creek Day Use: 0.7 mi
- Jamison Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Catfish Flats: 1.1 mi
- North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Marina Point: 1.8 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 1.6 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 3.7 mi
- Weaver Park: 3.7 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 4.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 0.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.0 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 15.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 4.7 mi
- Wildcat Point: 10.7 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 12.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 14.9 mi
- Red Wall: 15.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 5.8 mi
- The Chutes: 12.3 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 15.0 mi
- Elk Falls: 17.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 11.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 16.2 mi
- Dakan: 21.6 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 9.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 4 mi away.
- Woodhouse's Toad110 obs
- American White Pelican88 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake79 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk67 obs
- Canada Goose64 obs
- Gopher Snake62 obs
- Mallard57 obs
- Western Honey Bee56 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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