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Florence Elementary School

Florence Elementary School from directly overhead

Florence Elementary School is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,630 m. Doublehead Mountain stands 2,711 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 17 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Getting there

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Coordinates39.74209, -104.87064

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Spencer Garrett Park: 0.5 mi
  • Montview Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moorhead Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Havana Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Blue Chair: 0.3 mi
  • Visible By Verizon: 0.8 mi
  • The Eye: 1.4 mi
  • Aspens and Moon: 1.5 mi
  • Natural Balance: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Morrison Nature Center: 3.8 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 4.0 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 6.0 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 7.3 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Ruby Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 10.5 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Mount Carbon: 15.5 mi
  • Highlands Point: 16.6 mi
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 42
  • Good Times: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 12.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florence Elementary School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doublehead MountainWSW 239°2,711 m24.2 mi
Crow HillSW 233°2,638 m24.9 mi
Bear MountainWSW 250°2,630 m23.8 mi
High PeakSW 232°2,611 m24.2 mi
Coal Creek PeakWNW 294°2,594 m24.5 mi
Independence MountainWSW 252°2,539 m23.8 mi
Sampson MountainSW 227°2,524 m24.3 mi
Genesee MountainW 263°2,523 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3219:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323342485869757364514032
Precip in0.50.51.11.72.31.72.11.81.51.00.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12463199859

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