- Elevation, modelled
- 1,640 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway12.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7324, -104.9634
Japanese Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,640 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildflower Treasures, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Japanese Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 286° | 2,969 m | 21.4 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 235° | 2,785 m | 21.4 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 230° | 2,757 m | 21.1 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 234° | 2,711 m | 19.7 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 289° | 2,686 m | 20.5 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 274° | 2,640 m | 21.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 226° | 2,638 m | 20.8 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 222° | 2,633 m | 21.0 mi |
- 12.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 13 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 13 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 13 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildflower Treasures: 0.0 mi
- Radical Plant Select Garden: 0.0 mi
- Monet Garden: 0.0 mi
- Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 0.0 mi
- Steppe Garden: 0.1 mi
- Locking Piece: 0.0 mi
- Hill Arches: 0.0 mi
- Large Totem Head: 0.0 mi
- Reflections: 0.1 mi
- Taihu Stone: 0.1 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Nurture Trail: 1.2 mi
- Lorikeet Adventure: 1.3 mi
- Clayton F. Freiheit Elephant House: 1.3 mi
- Birds: 1.3 mi
- Cheesman Park: 0.3 mi
- Cheesman Park Esplanade: 0.3 mi
- Congress Park: 0.3 mi
- Cheryl Washington Playground: 0.6 mi
- City Park Esplanade: 0.7 mi
- Dennis Sullivan Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Living the dream: 1.0 mi
- Slavery: 1.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Justice: 1.1 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 0.9 mi
- Molly Brown House Museum: 1.0 mi
- History Colorado Center: 1.3 mi
- Denver Art Museum Frederick C. Hamilton Building: 1.4 mi
- Denver Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 2.8 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.1 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 8.8 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 9.0 mi
- Ruby Hill: 4.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.3 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.7 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 2.3 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 2.9 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 2.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 8.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 12.5 mi
- The East Quarry: 13.1 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 16.0 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.0 mi
- Front Porch: 24.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 11.8 mi
- Mount Vernon: 13.3 mi
- Serene: 20.4 mi
- Dick: 20.7 mi
- Lee Gulch: 10.5 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.8 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 2 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel585 obs
- Western Honey Bee504 obs
- Mallard306 obs
- Great Spreadwing300 obs
- Japanese Beetle278 obs
- Black-billed Magpie210 obs
- Canada Goose194 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider183 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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- Arvada · 8 mi
- Golden · 14 mi
- Boulder · 26 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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