- Elevation, modelled
- 1,620 m
- Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
- Doublehead Mountain2,711 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway16.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7478, -104.8804
Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,620 m. Doublehead Mountain stands 2,711 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Montview Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,711 m | 24.0 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 283° | 2,686 m | 24.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 232° | 2,638 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,630 m | 23.4 mi |
| High Peak | SW 231° | 2,611 m | 24.1 mi |
| Coal Creek Peak | WNW 294° | 2,594 m | 23.9 mi |
| Independence Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,539 m | 23.5 mi |
| Eldorado Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,537 m | 24.8 mi |
- 16.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 17 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 17 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 17 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montview Park: 0.2 mi
- Puddle Jumper Park: 0.4 mi
- City Park: 0.5 mi
- Sail Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenway Belt Park: 0.6 mi
- Visible By Verizon: 0.4 mi
- Blue Chair: 0.6 mi
- The Eye: 0.8 mi
- Red Ladder Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- Sundial: 1.6 mi
- Florence Elementary School: 0.7 mi
- Alzheimer's Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Old Baseball Field: 1.0 mi
- Stapleton International Airport (closed): 1.1 mi
- Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 2.1 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 2.1 mi
- Kushtronaut: 3.3 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 3.5 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 3.5 mi
- Red Panda: 3.6 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 3.9 mi
- community garden: 4.0 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.3 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 6.6 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 6.7 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 9.1 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 14.5 mi
- Mount Carbon: 15.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 2.0 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 2.3 mi
- Mizel Museum: 3.3 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 3.3 mi
- Grant Family Education Center: 4.0 mi
- Good Times: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Table: 6.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 7.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 7.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 14.4 mi
- Scuba Beach: 15.0 mi
- Arapahoe: 15.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 17.9 mi
- Dick: 19.8 mi
- Serene: 20.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 17.0 mi
- The East Quarry: 17.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.1 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 20.1 mi
- Lee Gulch: 13.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 1 mi away.
- showy milkweed420 obs
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog124 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird105 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush100 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk97 obs
- golden currant76 obs
- Swainson's Hawk72 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider72 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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