- Elevation, modelled
- 1,620 m
- Tallest summit within 11.5 miles
- Blue Mountain2,846 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway19.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0284, -105.2656
Zen Walking Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled 1,620 m. Blue Mountain stands 2,846 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Zen Walking Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,846 m | 11.1 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,820 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 269° | 2,782 m | 9.9 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,724 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 269° | 2,709 m | 8.1 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,682 m | 9.0 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,675 m | 8.8 mi |
| Overland Mountain | NW 308° | 2,651 m | 10.6 mi |
- 19.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 21 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 22 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 23 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluff Park: 0.2 mi
- Lover's Hill: 0.3 mi
- Columbine Park: 0.4 mi
- Salberg Center and Park: 0.4 mi
- Greenleaf Park: 0.5 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 0.7 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 1.5 mi
- Boulder Star: 2.2 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 3.2 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 3.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 0.9 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 1.0 mi
- One-on-One: 1.3 mi
- Boulder Six: 1.3 mi
- Monarch of the Plains: 1.4 mi
- Mount Sanitas: 2.1 mi
- Valmont Butte: 2.8 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 2.9 mi
- The Flatirons: 3.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 1.0 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 1.3 mi
- CU Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building: 1.5 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 3.6 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 7.8 mi
- Warembourg Open Space: 8.1 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 2.7 mi
- Front Porch: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.5 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 6.7 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 6.7 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Barbeque: 2.4 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.6 mi
- Copeland Falls: 20.2 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 20.2 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 20.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 20.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wilson Spring: 20.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 22.9 mi
- Jacob Spring: 24.1 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 21.8 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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel427 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk275 obs
- Black-billed Magpie270 obs
- Mule Deer249 obs
- House Finch246 obs
- Northern Flicker220 obs
- chicory202 obs
- Western Honey Bee200 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Boulder · 1 mi
- Arvada · 19 mi
- Golden · 19 mi
- Idaho Springs · 24 mi
- Denver · 25 mi
- Estes Park · 28 mi
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