Ghost town · Colorado
Dick
Dick is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,563 m. Blue Mountain stands 2,846 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Race Street Playground, a park 2.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 25 miles off.
ghost town in Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates40.03139, -104.93722
- 24.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 28 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 28 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Race Street Playground: 2.6 mi
- Spano Park: 2.7 mi
- Preble Creek Playground: 2.8 mi
- North Creek Farms Park: 2.9 mi
- Wright Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 60
- Daddy's Home: 4.7 mi
- Brozovich Beacon: 6.0 mi
- Milavec Turtle: 6.1 mi
- Hooked on Frederick: 6.3 mi
- Global Supremacy: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 5.7 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 9.8 mi
- The Frightmare Compound: 12.3 mi
- White Rocks: 12.4 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 15.0 mi
Museums
- Fort Lupton Museum: 7.4 mi
- WOW! Children's Museum: 8.3 mi
- Miners Museum/Lewis House;Miners Museum: 8.4 mi
- Dougherty Museum: 10.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 10.8 mi
Peaks
- Smith Mound: 10.0 mi
- Standley Hill: 10.2 mi
- Riley Mound: 12.0 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 12.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wilson Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Xeriscape demonstration garden: 10.4 mi
- Freedom Garden: 10.5 mi
- Kerr Garden: 10.5 mi
- Second Start Community Gardens: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Carbon Valley Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- old mine cart: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Anthem Monument: 6.5 mi
- Adams County Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- Erie Highlands: 5.0 mi
- Grandview Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Colliers Hill: 5.5 mi
- McKay Lake Open Space: 6.5 mi
- Riverdale Bluffs Open Space: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Front Porch: 19.0 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 19.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 22.8 mi
- The Atoll: 23.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Barbeque: 16.7 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 19.8 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 19.8 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Dick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,846 m | 23.7 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,724 m | 22.1 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,675 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nugget Hill | W 280° | 2,609 m | 23.8 mi |
| Fairview Peak | WNW 288° | 2,600 m | 23.0 mi |
| South Boulder Peak | WSW 254° | 2,598 m | 19.9 mi |
| Coal Creek Peak | WSW 242° | 2,594 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bear Peak | WSW 256° | 2,578 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brighton 3 SE, 8 mi away.
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