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Arapahoe

Arapahoe from directly overhead

Arapahoe is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,700 m. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tony Grampas Memorial Sports Complex, a park 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

ghost town in Jefferson County, Colorado

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Coordinates39.77500, -105.17800

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tony Grampas Memorial Sports Complex: 0.6 mi
  • Arapahoe Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fairmont Park: 1.2 mi
  • Maple Grove Park: 1.3 mi
  • Meadowbrook Village Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Colorado School of Mines "M": 3.9 mi
  • National Ice Core Lab: 4.6 mi
  • North Sponsor Village: 5.2 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 5.3 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 47
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 5.3 mi
  • Food Court: 5.3 mi
  • Whitetail: 8.5 mi
  • Cottontail: 8.5 mi
  • Muskrat Meadows: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 16.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Elk Falls: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 8.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Arapahoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillW3,048 m13.0 mi
Centralia MountainWNW2,982 m10.9 mi
Mount TomWNW2,969 m9.6 mi
Bergen PeakWSW2,957 m13.8 mi
Douglas MountainW2,927 m10.6 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW2,906 m14.1 mi
Black Hawk MountainW2,855 m12.6 mi
Blue MountainNW2,846 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767737062503932
Precip in0.60.81.52.32.61.71.91.61.31.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheat Ridge 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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