Colorado Amphitheater
Colorado Amphitheater is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,808 m. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Street Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q5148725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 4 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 5 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 5 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchard Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Rimrock Park: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Park: 1.0 mi
- South Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
- Hockey Stop Park: 1.1 mi
- Bear Sleeping On Tree: 1.0 mi
- David: 1.2 mi
- Nighthorse on the Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Elk Statue: 1.6 mi
- Gordian Knot: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 1.9 mi
- Colorado Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: 2.6 mi
- Golden History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 3.4 mi
- South Table Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lichen Peak: 3.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.4 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 3.1 mi
- National Ice Core Lab: 3.2 mi
- Vickery Hospitality: 3.2 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 3.3 mi
- Honnen Hospitality: 3.3 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 1.4 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Mines Centennial Bellm: 2.5 mi
- Denver Federal Center: 3.3 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 3.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Piano Garden: 1.3 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 2.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 2.6 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 11.8 mi
- Meditation Rock: 15.9 mi
- Front Porch: 17.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 8.8 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 8.9 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 9.0 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.2 mi
- Food Court: 3.2 mi
- Cottontail: 6.3 mi
- Whitetail: 6.4 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 6.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 2.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 4.0 mi
- Russell Gulch: 19.3 mi
- Nevadaville: 19.3 mi
- Serene: 20.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 14.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 16.1 mi
- Elk Falls: 20.7 mi
- Boulder Falls: 21.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.7 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 18.7 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 6.5 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Colorado Amphitheater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Hill | WNW 288° | 3,048 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Pence | WSW 251° | 3,014 m | 14.1 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,982 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 298° | 2,969 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bergen Peak | WSW 245° | 2,957 m | 12.8 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,927 m | 11.0 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | W 262° | 2,906 m | 13.7 mi |
| Black Hawk Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,855 m | 13.2 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 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 93000378OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Colorado Amphitheater, reference 93000378, listed 05/20/93.
OpenStreetMap element way/512687129
Day trips start here
- Golden · 3 mi
- Arvada · 6 mi
- Denver · 10 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Boulder · 20 mi
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