- Elevation, modelled
- 1,796 m
- Tallest summit within 22.4 miles
- Riley Peak2,854 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5477, -104.8762
Retreat Communal Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,796 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Creek Park and Pool, a park 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
A garden with nine beds designed for planting small crops
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Retreat Communal Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 259° | 2,854 m | 22.0 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | W 271° | 2,785 m | 22.2 mi |
| Legault Mountain | W 267° | 2,757 m | 20.7 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | W 273° | 2,711 m | 20.5 mi |
| Long Scraggy Peak | SW 231° | 2,681 m | 22.4 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 265° | 2,638 m | 19.7 mi |
| Huebner Peak | W 261° | 2,633 m | 18.9 mi |
| High Peak | W 266° | 2,611 m | 18.9 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 19 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 19 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 19 mi
- Hawk Watch · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cook Creek Park and Pool: 0.7 mi
- Sarah's Place Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Sweetwater Park: 0.8 mi
- Fairways at Lone Tree: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Commons Park: 0.9 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 1.1 mi
- Eagle: 1.6 mi
- End of Line: 2.0 mi
- Puzzle: 3.7 mi
- What happens on Earth stays on Earth: 3.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Gallup Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Hops Garden: 8.4 mi
- War Memorial Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Clarke Farms: 4.7 mi
- Clarke Farms: 4.7 mi
- The Meadows: 4.8 mi
- The Vista: 4.8 mi
- The Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Highlands Point: 4.9 mi
- Racoon Knob: 7.2 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Cann Hill: 11.3 mi
- Rebel Hill: 11.5 mi
- MTB Feature: 6.3 mi
- Bike Jump: 6.7 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 8.6 mi
- Wall of Healing: 11.5 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 11.5 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 2.5 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 9.0 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 10.6 mi
- Sexploratorium: 11.1 mi
- Unity Gateway: 4.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.5 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.4 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 7.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 7.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 11.6 mi
- Wildcat Point: 5.7 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 16.3 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 20.3 mi
- The East Quarry: 23.4 mi
- Mount Vernon: 20.3 mi
- Arapahoe: 22.5 mi
- Dakan: 23.7 mi
- Lee Gulch: 6.9 mi
- The Chutes: 19.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Centennial AP, 2 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk27 obs
- American Robin24 obs
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake24 obs
- Great Plains yucca24 obs
- field bindweed22 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush21 obs
- Black-billed Magpie20 obs
- Canada Goose18 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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