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Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield

Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield from directly overhead

Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Denver Botanical Gardens
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.54777, -105.09481

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens
  • Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms: 0.3 mi
  • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield: 0.3 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • 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
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 49
Nature reserves: 47
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 5.7 mi
  • The Chutes: 12.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Elk Falls: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 10.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakWSW 246°2,854 m10.8 mi
Berrian MountainW 273°2,785 m10.5 mi
Legault MountainW 264°2,757 m9.1 mi
Doublehead MountainW 277°2,711 m8.9 mi
Crow HillWSW 259°2,638 m8.1 mi
Huebner PeakWSW 247°2,633 m7.6 mi
Bear MountainWNW 297°2,630 m11.6 mi
High PeakW 259°2,611 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340475667737163514031
Precip in0.60.71.72.42.51.81.72.01.71.50.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • 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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911024254

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