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Community Garden

Community Garden from directly overhead

Community Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,711 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarkson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.58150, -104.97123

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clarkson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Puma Park: 0.5 mi
  • Abbott Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Knolls Park: 1.0 mi
  • Arapahoe Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Gallup Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • War Memorial Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Craig Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Retreat Communal Garden: 5.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 3.4 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 5.9 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 6.0 mi
  • MTB Feature: 6.3 mi
  • Bike Jump: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Air Life Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Denver Tech Center: 4.7 mi
  • George Mackenzie Wallace: 5.5 mi
  • Columbine Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 7.5 mi
Peaks
  • Highlands Point: 4.9 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Waterton: 7.9 mi
  • Racoon Knob: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Museums: 54
Picnic sites: 48
  • Plum Creek Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Marina Point: 5.6 mi
  • Riverside: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 1.4 mi
  • The Chutes: 17.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 248°2,854 m17.8 mi
Berrian MountainW 264°2,785 m17.2 mi
Legault MountainWSW 258°2,757 m16.0 mi
Doublehead MountainW 265°2,711 m15.5 mi
Crow HillWSW 255°2,638 m15.1 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 249°2,633 m14.6 mi
Bear MountainW 280°2,630 m17.2 mi
High PeakWSW 255°2,611 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333341475667737163504133
Precip in0.50.71.22.12.71.92.11.81.31.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • chokecherry45 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk35 obs
  • Spotted Towhee34 obs
  • crossflower34 obs
  • Mallard32 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider32 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel31 obs
  • Northern Flicker29 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/742294992

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