- Elevation, modelled
- 1,669 m
- Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
- Riley Peak2,854 m · 10.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5478, -105.0948
Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,669 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife Observation Blind, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
- Operated by
- Denver Botanical Gardens
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 246° | 2,854 m | 10.8 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | W 273° | 2,785 m | 10.5 mi |
| Legault Mountain | W 264° | 2,757 m | 9.1 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | W 277° | 2,711 m | 8.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 259° | 2,638 m | 8.1 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WSW 247° | 2,633 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,630 m | 11.6 mi |
| High Peak | W 259° | 2,611 m | 7.4 mi |
- 8.6 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 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildlife Observation Blind: 0.1 mi
- TrailMark Park: 0.7 mi
- Wingate South Park: 0.8 mi
- Deer Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Waterton: 2.1 mi
- Bill Couch Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Plymouth Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Rebel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Warren Peak: 4.2 mi
- Wall of Healing: 4.1 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 4.1 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.2 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 8.0 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 9.3 mi
- Gorillas: 4.7 mi
- Gorillas: 4.7 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Windmill: 7.4 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 5.8 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Tiny Town: 7.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 8.1 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 8.3 mi
- Deer Creek Day Use: 0.5 mi
- Jamison Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Catfish Flats: 0.9 mi
- North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Marina Point: 1.7 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 1.7 mi
- Weaver Park: 3.8 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 3.9 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 4.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 0.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 14.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 4.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 10.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 12.3 mi
- Meditation Rock: 15.0 mi
- Red Wall: 15.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 5.7 mi
- The Chutes: 12.3 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 15.1 mi
- Elk Falls: 17.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 11.6 mi
- Arapahoe: 16.3 mi
- Dakan: 21.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 10.0 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.6 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 Toad124 obs
- American White Pelican99 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake81 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk76 obs
- Bald Eagle70 obs
- Canada Goose70 obs
- Gopher Snake68 obs
- Great Blue Heron66 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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