- Elevation, modelled
- 1,643 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Berrian Mountain2,785 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway12.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7310, -104.9604
The Ellipse is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,643 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado, a artwork 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 The Ellipse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Mountain | SW 236° | 2,785 m | 21.4 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 230° | 2,757 m | 21.2 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 234° | 2,711 m | 19.8 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 289° | 2,686 m | 20.7 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 274° | 2,640 m | 21.2 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 227° | 2,638 m | 20.8 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 222° | 2,633 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,630 m | 19.0 mi |
- 12.5 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
Artworks
- Colorado: 0.0 mi
- The boy and the frog: 0.0 mi
- Medallions: 0.0 mi
- So Proud of My Children: 0.1 mi
- Taihu Stone: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- Romantic Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Ornamental Grasses Garden: 0.1 mi
- Steppe Garden: 0.1 mi
- June's Plant Asia: 0.1 mi
- Mordecai Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Nurture Trail: 1.3 mi
- Clayton F. Freiheit Elephant House: 1.3 mi
- Lorikeet Adventure: 1.3 mi
- Birds: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Congress Park: 0.2 mi
- Cheesman Park Esplanade: 0.3 mi
- Cheryl Washington Playground: 0.4 mi
- Cheesman Park: 0.5 mi
- James N. Manley Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Dennis Sullivan Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Living the dream: 1.1 mi
- Slavery: 1.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Justice: 1.1 mi
Museums: 60
Nature reserves
- The Grove at Commons Park: 3.0 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.1 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 8.7 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 9.1 mi
Peaks
- Ruby Hill: 4.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.5 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.8 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 45
- Picnic Table: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 2.2 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Beach (No Swim): 8.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Shale Soil Creep: 12.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 13.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 16.1 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.9 mi
- Front Porch: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Arapahoe: 11.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 13.5 mi
- Serene: 20.6 mi
- Dick: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lee Gulch: 10.4 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 14.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 8 mi
- Golden · 14 mi
- Boulder · 26 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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