Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,605 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Struggle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
I Have a Dream is a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and others by Ed Dwight, installed in Denver's City Park, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The memorial was installed in 2002, replacing another statue of King that was relocated to Pueblo. The Denver statue also features depictions of Frederick Douglass, Mahatma Gandhi, Rosa Parks, and Sojourner Truth.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2002.
Wikidata Q85803338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 13 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 14 mi
- Hawk Watch · 14 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Struggle: 0.0 mi
- Slavery: 0.0 mi
- Living the dream: 0.0 mi
- Justice: 0.0 mi
- Dennis Sullivan Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Colfax Events Center: 0.5 mi
- Mother bear and cubs: 0.6 mi
- Snowmastodon Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Camarasaurus Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- City Park: 0.1 mi
- City Park Esplanade: 0.4 mi
- City Park Nature Play: 0.6 mi
- Cheesman Park: 1.0 mi
- Fuller Park: 1.1 mi
- Nurture Trail: 0.2 mi
- Birds: 0.2 mi
- Clayton F. Freiheit Elephant House: 0.2 mi
- Lorikeet Adventure: 0.2 mi
- Bird World: 0.2 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 0.3 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 0.6 mi
- Black American West Museum: 1.4 mi
- Molly Brown House Museum: 1.5 mi
- American Museum of Western Art: 1.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mordecai Children's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Radical Plant Select Garden: 1.0 mi
- Steppe Garden: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Park Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 2.8 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.1 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 8.2 mi
- Ruby Hill: 5.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 11.7 mi
- Rebel Hill: 11.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 2.3 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.1 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 3.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 8.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 17.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 13.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 13.4 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 17.0 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.9 mi
- Front Porch: 23.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 12.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 14.0 mi
- Serene: 19.6 mi
- Dick: 19.7 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 283° | 2,969 m | 21.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,724 m | 21.6 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 232° | 2,711 m | 20.7 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 286° | 2,686 m | 20.7 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 271° | 2,640 m | 21.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 225° | 2,638 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,630 m | 19.8 mi |
| High Peak | SW 224° | 2,611 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5855464537
Day trips start here
- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 8 mi
- Golden · 14 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 30 mi
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