City of Lakewood
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
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
- 0.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 1 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 1 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 1 mi
- Hawk Watch · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 0.3 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 0.8 mi
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 2.4 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Morrison: 2.1 mi
- Mount Glennon: 3.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Lininger Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 2.7 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 2.8 mi
- Summer White House Site: 3.6 mi
- Colorado Amphitheater: 4.0 mi
- 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
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rosary Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.8 mi
- The Piano Garden: 4.0 mi
- Food Court: 0.9 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 1.1 mi
- Cottontail: 2.6 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 2.7 mi
- Whitetail: 2.8 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 1.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 6.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 7.9 mi
- Meditation Rock: 12.8 mi
- Red Wall: 16.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 4.4 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 5.2 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 5.4 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 5.7 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 6.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 1.2 mi
- Arapahoe: 6.1 mi
- Russell Gulch: 19.7 mi
- Nevadaville: 19.9 mi
- Silver Creek: 24.1 mi
- 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
- Swim Beach: 11.4 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 18.3 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 2.7 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of City of Lakewood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pence | W 267° | 3,014 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 316° | 2,969 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bergen Peak | W 263° | 2,957 m | 11.2 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | NW 305° | 2,927 m | 12.2 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,785 m | 10.7 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,757 m | 11.3 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,711 m | 9.4 mi |
| Grannys Head | NW 322° | 2,686 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8450046210
Day trips start here
- Golden · 5 mi
- Arvada · 10 mi
- Denver · 11 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
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