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Mount Vernon Garden

Mount Vernon Garden from directly overhead

Mount Vernon Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,618 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Site 2, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.70326, -104.97274

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Eugene Field Cottage: 0.2 mi
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II: 1.5 mi
  • Totem Pole: 2.0 mi
  • Amache Camp Plaque: 2.5 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Washington Park Mount Vernon Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Zen Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • June's Plant Asia: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Museums: 60
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 4.0 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
  • Willow Springs Open Space: 8.7 mi
  • Weaver Park: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Site 2: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 0.3 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Table: 2.1 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 8.4 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.5 mi
  • The Chutes: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Mount Vernon Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainWSW 239°2,785 m19.8 mi
Legault MountainSW 233°2,757 m19.5 mi
Doublehead MountainWSW 238°2,711 m18.2 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 294°2,686 m20.8 mi
Crow HillSW 230°2,638 m19.0 mi
Huebner PeakSW 225°2,633 m19.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 252°2,630 m17.8 mi
High PeakSW 228°2,611 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Flicker254 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird205 obs
  • House Finch182 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel170 obs
  • Western Honey Bee151 obs
  • Mallard150 obs
  • Canada Goose139 obs
  • Northern Shoveler136 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/1084239754

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