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Lamar Station

Lamar Station from directly overhead

Lamar Station is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,641 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Connected, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

About

The story

RTD light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado.

Dates from 2013-04.

Wikidata Q16893934, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
6363 W. 13th Avenue
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Customers only
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.73668, -105.06705

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Molholm School Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mountair Park: 0.4 mi
  • Aviation Park: 0.7 mi
  • Washington Heights Bridle Park: 1.1 mi
  • Citizen's Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Casa Bonita: 0.4 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 2.9 mi
  • Brain Drain: 2.9 mi
  • Half Pipe: 2.9 mi
  • Boomerang: 2.9 mi
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 56
  • Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 0.8 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Logan: 2.4 mi
  • Denver Federal Center: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 42
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lee Gulch: 11.2 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Lamar Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW2,982 m17.3 mi
Mount TomWNW2,969 m16.1 mi
Douglas MountainWNW2,927 m16.8 mi
Blue MountainNW2,846 m17.3 mi
Berrian MountainSW2,785 m17.4 mi
Crescent MountainNW2,724 m17.0 mi
Doublehead MountainSW2,711 m15.9 mi
Grannys HeadWNW2,686 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8490294504

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