Garden · Colorado

Riparian Demonstration Garden

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Elevation, modelled: 1,675 m
Tallest summit within 14.8 miles: Riley Peak2,854 m · 10.6 mi
Nearest byway: Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway8.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:32local time
Coordinates: 39.5500, -105.1002

Riparian Demonstration Garden from directly overhead

Riparian Demonstration Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,675 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Riparian Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Riley Peak	WSW 245°	2,854 m	10.6 mi
Berrian Mountain	W 272°	2,785 m	10.2 mi
Legault Mountain	W 263°	2,757 m	8.9 mi
Doublehead Mountain	W 276°	2,711 m	8.6 mi
Crow Hill	WSW 257°	2,638 m	7.9 mi
Huebner Peak	WSW 245°	2,633 m	7.4 mi
Bear Mountain	WNW 297°	2,630 m	11.3 mi
High Peak	WSW 257°	2,611 m	7.1 mi

On the road

8.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms: 0.1 mi
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield: 0.1 mi
Herb Garden: 0.1 mi
Prairie Garden: 0.1 mi
Cut Flower Garden: 0.1 mi

Parks

Historic sites

Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 1.8 mi
Titan Missile Test Facilities - Catch Basin: 2.9 mi
Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-3: 3.0 mi
Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-4: 3.1 mi
Titan Missile Test Facilities - Control Building A: 3.1 mi

Peaks

Waterton: 2.2 mi
Bill Couch Mountain: 3.3 mi
Plymouth Mountain: 3.3 mi
Rebel Hill: 4.0 mi
Warren Peak: 4.1 mi

Attractions

Wall of Healing: 4.0 mi
Ring of Remembrance: 4.0 mi
Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 7.3 mi
Stronia Springs Reservoir: 8.1 mi
Bandimere Speedway: 9.0 mi

Artworks

Museums52

SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 5.9 mi
Littleton Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
Tiny Town: 7.6 mi
Old Stone House: 8.0 mi
Molly Brown Summer House: 8.2 mi

Picnic sites49

Nature reserves48

Classification Natural Resource Protection: 1.5 mi
Westbury Greenbelt: 3.6 mi
Weaver Park: 3.7 mi
Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 3.8 mi
Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 4.2 mi

Beaches6

Swim Beach: 1.0 mi
Swim Beach: 15.1 mi
Beach (No Swim): 15.1 mi
Swim Beach: 23.0 mi
Boat Beach: 23.0 mi

Cliffs6

Gothic Overlook: 4.6 mi
Wildcat Point: 10.8 mi
Shale Soil Creep: 12.1 mi
Meditation Rock: 14.7 mi
Red Wall: 15.7 mi

Waterfalls4

Lee Gulch: 5.9 mi
The Chutes: 12.3 mi
Maxwell Falls: 14.8 mi
Elk Falls: 17.0 mi

Ghost towns3

Mount Vernon: 11.3 mi
Arapahoe: 16.1 mi
Dakan: 21.7 mi

Natural arches1

Keyhole Rock: 9.7 mi

Springs1

Arapaho Spring: 23.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:05	18:37	19:13
June solstice	05:34	19:52	20:32
September equinox	06:49	18:24	18:59
December solstice	07:18	15:58	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	32	33	40	47	56	67	73	71	63	51	40	31
Precip in	0.6	0.7	1.7	2.4	2.5	1.8	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kassler, 4 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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