Columbine Memorial
Columbine Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,692 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ring of Remembrance, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
The Columbine Memorial is a memorial in Littleton, Colorado, that honors the deceased and injured victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. The memorial is located in Clement Park, which is behind Columbine High School, the site of the massacre. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to operate the memorial and its upkeeping. The memorial began planning in June 1999, approximately two months after the shooting, for victims, survivors, those involved in rescue and recovery operations and everyone touched by the shooting. Designing took three and a half years. Designing was accepted on a four-level diagram: the first was the people most affected by the shootings, the victims' families; the second was injured victims and their families; the third was past and present students and staff of the high school; and the final was the community and general public. The Foothills Foundation and the Columbine Memorial Committee raised over $1.5 million in donations over eight years of planning. Groundbreaking of the memorial occurred in June 2006. The memorial was opened to the public on September 21, 2007.
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Dates from 2007-09.
Wikidata Q65071488, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Inscription
- Never Forgotten
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 8 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 8 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 8 mi
- Hawk Watch · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ring of Remembrance: 0.0 mi
- Wall of Healing: 0.0 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 4.3 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 6.9 mi
- Easy Crane Games: 7.0 mi
- Rebel Hill: 0.0 mi
- Mount Carbon: 4.3 mi
- Stafford Hogback: 4.4 mi
- Waterton: 6.1 mi
- Silver Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Robert F. Clement Park: 0.2 mi
- Leawood Park: 0.4 mi
- Woodmar Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Lilley Pad Park: 0.7 mi
- Weaver Park: 1.0 mi
- Weaver Park: 0.7 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 1.2 mi
- Westbury Greenbelt: 1.8 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 2.5 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 2.6 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 2.5 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 3.8 mi
- Windmill: 4.1 mi
- Gorillas: 5.4 mi
- Gorillas: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Monument at Ken Caryl Ranch: 2.7 mi
- Air Life Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Bradford-Perley House: 5.1 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Catch Basin: 6.9 mi
- Titan Missile Test Facilities - Captive Test Stand D-3: 7.0 mi
- The Landing: 2.9 mi
- War Memorial Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Jefferson Green Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Plant Select Garden: 3.9 mi
- Lavender Garden: 3.9 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 2.9 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Old Stone House: 4.2 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 4.3 mi
- Lakewood's Heritage Center: 6.8 mi
- North Boat Launch Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Sister City Park: 3.7 mi
- Deer Creek Day Use: 4.2 mi
- Stone House Picnic Shelter: 4.2 mi
- Marina Point: 4.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 4.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.7 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 12.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 21.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 5.9 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Point: 12.3 mi
- The East Quarry: 13.4 mi
- Meditation Rock: 16.0 mi
- Lee Gulch: 4.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 16.1 mi
- The Chutes: 16.3 mi
- Elk Falls: 19.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 9.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 12.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 8.3 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Columbine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | SW 232° | 2,854 m | 13.6 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,785 m | 11.9 mi |
| Legault Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,757 m | 11.1 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,711 m | 10.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 238° | 2,638 m | 10.5 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 229° | 2,633 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 276° | 2,630 m | 11.3 mi |
| High Peak | SW 236° | 2,611 m | 9.7 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/355532197
Day trips start here
- Denver · 10 mi
- Arvada · 13 mi
- Golden · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 25 mi
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