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Highland Memorial Gardens

Highland Memorial Gardens from directly overhead

Highland Memorial Gardens is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,635 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Loma Linda Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1635 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.88196, -104.98302

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Loma Linda Park: 0.3 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.4 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tuck Ditch Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 1.6 mi
  • Tanglewood Creek Open Space: 2.7 mi
  • Ranch Creek Open Space: 3.0 mi
  • Tanglewood Creek Open Space: 3.1 mi
  • Country Club Village Open Space: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Federal Heights Town Hall: 2.3 mi
  • Armed Forces Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Broomfield 9-11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Commerce City Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
Gardens
  • Freedom Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Allison Community Gardens at Semper Farm: 4.8 mi
  • Xeriscape demonstration garden: 5.2 mi
  • Sister Gardens: 6.6 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks
  • Stone Maze: 3.8 mi
  • Harley II: 4.1 mi
  • Lotus: 4.4 mi
  • Midtown "M" sign: 4.7 mi
  • Global Supremacy: 4.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 40
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 9.2 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 9.2 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 9.2 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 9.2 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Highland Memorial Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainW 260°2,982 m20.9 mi
Mount TomWSW 257°2,969 m20.1 mi
Blue MountainW 269°2,846 m18.8 mi
Windy PeakW 266°2,779.776 m21.1 mi
Crescent MountainW 273°2,724 m17.6 mi
Grannys HeadWSW 258°2,686 m18.8 mi
Scar Top MountainW 276°2,675 m18.3 mi
South Boulder PeakWNW 287°2,598 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3219:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543505869757365524133
Precip in0.40.51.21.92.31.51.71.31.21.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northglenn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358920521

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