Golden Community Garden
Golden Community Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,741 m. Santa Fe Mountain stands 3,209 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 8th Street Dog park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 2 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 4 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 4 mi
- Hawk Watch · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 8th Street Dog park: 0.1 mi
- Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- Clear Creek: 0.3 mi
- New Loveland Mine Park: 0.3 mi
- Clear Creek History Park: 0.5 mi
- White Ash Mine Disaster memorial: 0.4 mi
- Girl With Hat: 0.4 mi
- Buck And Doe: 0.5 mi
- Giant Butterfly: 0.6 mi
- Miner And Mule: 0.6 mi
- Golden History Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: 0.5 mi
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 1.5 mi
- Colorado Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 3.0 mi
- Mines Centennial Bellm: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 1.5 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Colorado Amphitheater: 3.1 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 3.3 mi
- Colorado School of Mines "M": 0.7 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 4.1 mi
- Vickery Hospitality: 4.2 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 4.2 mi
- Honnen Hospitality: 4.3 mi
- Mount Zion: 0.9 mi
- South Table Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Galbraith: 1.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lichen Peak: 1.8 mi
- The Piano Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Rosary Garden: 3.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.1 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 10.5 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 10.7 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 10.7 mi
- The East Quarry: 2.0 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 3.7 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 12.9 mi
- Meditation Rock: 14.7 mi
- Front Porch: 15.6 mi
- Food Court: 4.2 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 4.2 mi
- Food Court: 4.3 mi
- Food Court: 4.4 mi
- LOB19: 6.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 3.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 4.6 mi
- Russell Gulch: 16.2 mi
- Nevadaville: 16.2 mi
- Tungsten: 19.8 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 17.2 mi
- Boulder Falls: 19.7 mi
- Elk Falls: 19.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.7 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 21.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 6.8 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Golden Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,209 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | WSW 236° | 3,073 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ely Hill | WNW 289° | 3,048 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Pence | WSW 242° | 3,014 m | 11.6 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,996 m | 12.0 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | NW 305° | 2,982 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 305° | 2,969 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bergen Peak | SW 235° | 2,957 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ralston Rsvr, 5 mi away.
- Mountain Ball Cactus246 obs
- creeping mahonia183 obs
- Balkan toadflax178 obs
- Plains Pricklypear155 obs
- Wholeleaf Paintbrush146 obs
- prairie pasqueflower142 obs
- Roundtip Twinpod138 obs
- common starlily137 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/754122580
Day trips start here
- Golden · 1 mi
- Arvada · 9 mi
- Denver · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 15 mi
- Boulder · 18 mi
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