Lenny's Rest
Lenny's Rest is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,993 m. Green Mountain stands 3,174 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stronia Springs Reservoir, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A bench with a plaque to remember Leonard Southwell.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 18 mi
- Panorama Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Marmot Ridge Park: 4.1 mi
- Nelson Ranch Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Sharptail Ridge Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Stacy Place Park: 4.2 mi
- Stronia Springs Reservoir: 0.7 mi
- Wall of Healing: 12.7 mi
- Ring of Remembrance: 12.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.4 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 15.2 mi
- Turkshead Peak: 1.5 mi
- Carpenter Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Thomas Hill: 3.6 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 8.5 mi
- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield: 8.7 mi
- Carol Gossard Colorado Native Plant Garden: 8.7 mi
- Kim Sterne Survival Garden: 8.7 mi
- Riparian Demonstration Garden: 8.8 mi
- Gorillas: 10.5 mi
- Danny Dietz Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 14.7 mi
- End of Line: 15.2 mi
- Windmill: 15.8 mi
- Tiny Town: 13.6 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 13.9 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 14.2 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 16.0 mi
- Bighorn Sheep: 0.7 mi
- Rattlesnake: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Lion: 3.4 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 4.4 mi
- Mule Deer: 4.7 mi
- Classification Natural Resource Protection: 8.3 mi
- Dad Clark Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- West Big Dry Natural Area: 11.3 mi
- Middle Fork Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- East Fork Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 10.7 mi
- Wildcat Point: 11.1 mi
- Red Wall: 15.7 mi
- Meditation Rock: 17.0 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 20.1 mi
- The Chutes: 4.0 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.8 mi
- Elk Falls: 16.7 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 17.0 mi
- Dakan: 13.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 19.0 mi
- Arapahoe: 24.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.4 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 21.3 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lenny's Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | SW 229° | 3,174 m | 12.6 mi |
| Devils Head | S 175° | 2,936 m | 11.4 mi |
| Riley Peak | WNW 296° | 2,854 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Scraggy Peak | SW 228° | 2,798 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dakan Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,797 m | 13.2 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | NW 315° | 2,785 m | 12.9 mi |
| Legault Mountain | NW 315° | 2,757 m | 10.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | NW 322° | 2,711 m | 12.1 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 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strontia Springs DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1646506330
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