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Lenny's Rest

Lenny's Rest from directly overhead

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.

A bench with a plaque to remember Leonard Southwell.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.42408, -105.12075

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Gardens
  • 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
Artworks
Picnic sites: 48
Museums: 46
Nature reserves: 33
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Chutes: 4.0 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 12.8 mi
  • Elk Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 16.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lenny's Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSW 229°3,174 m12.6 mi
Devils HeadS 175°2,936 m11.4 mi
Riley PeakWNW 296°2,854 m9.5 mi
Little Scraggy PeakSW 228°2,798 m11.2 mi
Dakan MountainSSE 167°2,797 m13.2 mi
Berrian MountainNW 315°2,785 m12.9 mi
Legault MountainNW 315°2,757 m10.8 mi
Doublehead MountainNW 322°2,711 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038445363696859473728
Precip in0.80.92.02.92.61.92.02.21.61.41.10.9

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1646506330

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