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Jefferson Green Community Garden

Jefferson Green Community Garden from directly overhead

Jefferson Green Community Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,673 m. Bergen Peak stands 2,957 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Green Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

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Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Denver Urban Gardens

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.65723, -105.09844

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jefferson Green Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rampart Park: 0.3 mi
  • Westborough Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sister City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bear Creek Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Mount Carbon: 2.1 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Glennon: 4.7 mi
  • Stafford Hogback: 4.9 mi
  • Ruby Hill: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Ring of Remembrance: 3.7 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 3.8 mi
  • Bandimere Speedway: 4.7 mi
  • National Ice Core Lab: 4.7 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 50
  • Sister City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 0.6 mi
  • Whitetail: 3.0 mi
  • Muskrat Meadows: 3.4 mi
  • Cottontail: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 7.4 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 16.1 mi
  • The Chutes: 19.5 mi
  • Elk Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 6.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Jefferson Green Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bergen PeakW 272°2,957 m15.8 mi
Riley PeakSW 219°2,854 m15.4 mi
Berrian MountainSW 236°2,785 m12.5 mi
Legault MountainSW 226°2,757 m12.3 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 233°2,711 m10.9 mi
Centennial ConeWNW 296°2,640 m15.3 mi
Crow HillSW 220°2,638 m12.0 mi
Huebner PeakSSW 213°2,633 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard159 obs
  • Hooded Merganser94 obs
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog90 obs
  • Western Terrestrial Garter Snake75 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant71 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk70 obs
  • showy milkweed67 obs
  • Great Horned Owl62 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/791143645

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