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City of Lakewood

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City of Lakewood from directly overhead

City of Lakewood is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,824 m. Mount Pence stands 3,014 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
City of Lakewood

How to reach it

Coordinates39.68640, -105.18688

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
  • Iron Spring Park: 0.6 mi
  • Forsberg Park: 1.0 mi
  • Thunder Valley Park: 1.2 mi
  • William Frederick Hayden Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Gift Shop: 0.3 mi
  • Council Tree and Old Rooney Dance Hall: 0.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracksite: 0.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Bone Bed: 0.7 mi
  • Therapod Track: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Spirit: 1.8 mi
  • CCC Worker: 1.8 mi
  • Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 2.7 mi
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 2.7 mi
  • Station 1: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 53
  • Food Court: 0.9 mi
  • Food Court: 1.0 mi
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 1.1 mi
  • Food Court: 1.1 mi
  • Cottontail: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Lee Gulch: 12.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Elk Falls: 17.4 mi
  • The Chutes: 21.2 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 2.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of City of Lakewood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PenceW 267°3,014 m12.7 mi
Mount TomNW 316°2,969 m12.5 mi
Bergen PeakW 263°2,957 m11.2 mi
Douglas MountainNW 305°2,927 m12.2 mi
Berrian MountainSSW 212°2,785 m10.7 mi
Legault MountainSSW 202°2,757 m11.3 mi
Doublehead MountainSSW 205°2,711 m9.4 mi
Grannys HeadNW 322°2,686 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8450046210

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