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Colorado Amphitheater

Colorado Amphitheater from directly overhead

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.

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amphitheatre in Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q5148725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates39.74375, -105.17645

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • 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
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 51
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.2 mi
  • Food Court: 3.2 mi
  • Food Court: 3.3 mi
  • Food Court: 3.4 mi
  • Cottontail: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 14.6 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Elk Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 6.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Colorado Amphitheater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillWNW 288°3,048 m13.6 mi
Mount PenceWSW 251°3,014 m14.1 mi
Centralia MountainWNW 300°2,982 m11.8 mi
Mount TomWNW 298°2,969 m10.6 mi
Bergen PeakWSW 245°2,957 m12.8 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 286°2,927 m11.0 mi
Saddleback MountainW 262°2,906 m13.7 mi
Black Hawk MountainWNW 287°2,855 m13.2 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–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, 3 mi away.

Sources

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

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