- Elevation, modelled
- 1,749 m
- Tallest summit within 11.2 miles
- Starr Peak3,198 m · 10.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9970, -105.2812
Waterwise Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,749 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chautauqua Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Waterwise Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | SW 226° | 3,198 m | 10.2 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | SW 225° | 3,195 m | 10.8 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 223° | 2,915 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,846 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,782 m | 9.3 mi |
| Windy Peak | SSW 209° | 2,779.776 m | 10.7 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,724 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,709 m | 7.6 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
- 28.9 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 18 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 20 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chautauqua Park: 0.0 mi
- Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Edward Sell Smith Park: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Norlin Quad: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 0.1 mi
- Arbor: 0.2 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 0.2 mi
- Baseline marker: 1.1 mi
- Frank Shorter: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building: 0.8 mi
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building: 0.8 mi
- CU Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 1.0 mi
- Fiske Planetarium: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 0.8 mi
- Boulder Star: 1.0 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 1.7 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 5.4 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- The Flower on the Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Appositio: 0.9 mi
- Grand Challenges in Global Health: 0.9 mi
- John Garrey Tippit Memorial Sundial: 1.0 mi
- Monarch of the Plains: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- The Flatirons: 1.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Two Tree Hill: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 58
- Centennial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Goss Grove Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 56
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 1.5 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Bowes Open Space: 7.8 mi
- National Wildlife Refuge: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Raptor Nesting Site: 0.7 mi
- Front Porch: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.3 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 5.6 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Barbeque: 1.7 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Boulder Falls: 6.7 mi
- Copeland Falls: 21.0 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 21.0 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 18.7 mi
- Wilson Spring: 21.7 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 24.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, under a mile away.
- creeping mahonia751 obs
- Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine587 obs
- Mule Deer419 obs
- Black-billed Magpie418 obs
- Front Range Beardtongue383 obs
- chokecherry348 obs
- Great Plains yucca346 obs
- broad-leaved sweet pea323 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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