Voorhies Memorial
Voorhies Memorial is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,597 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MacIntosh Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Monument in Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49575931, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 10 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 12 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- MacIntosh Park: 0.0 mi
- Pioneer Monument Park: 0.1 mi
- Civic Center Park: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Golden Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Denver Firefighters Museum: 0.2 mi
- Denver Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Center for Colorado Women’s History: 0.2 mi
- Denver Art Museum Frederick C. Hamilton Building: 0.3 mi
- Clyfford Still Museum: 0.3 mi
- Union Station: 1.1 mi
- Historic Moffat Station: 1.3 mi
- Splashdown: 1.4 mi
- Jumpin' Jack: 1.4 mi
- Crazy Bus: 1.4 mi
- Ruby Hill: 4.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.9 mi
- Mount Carbon: 10.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.5 mi
- East 2 West Source Point: 0.1 mi
- Sadie M. Likens Drinking Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Ten Commandments Tablet: 0.1 mi
- Volunteers of the Spanish American War Flagpole: 0.1 mi
- Joseph P. Martinez Statue: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 0.1 mi
- Gang of 19 disability rights activism memorial: 0.1 mi
- Cannons: 0.2 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wildflower Treasures: 1.5 mi
- Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.5 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.4 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.6 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.3 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 10.0 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.4 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.4 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 11.2 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.7 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 15.5 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.8 mi
- Front Porch: 22.8 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 9.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.9 mi
- Scuba Beach: 19.7 mi
- Arapahoe: 10.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.2 mi
- Serene: 19.7 mi
- Dick: 20.3 mi
- Lee Gulch: 10.9 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.8 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Voorhies Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 285° | 2,969 m | 20.0 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 226° | 2,757 m | 20.5 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,724 m | 20.2 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 230° | 2,711 m | 19.0 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 288° | 2,686 m | 19.0 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 273° | 2,640 m | 19.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 222° | 2,638 m | 20.2 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 218° | 2,633 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/316470152
Day trips start here
- Denver · 0 mi
- Arvada · 6 mi
- Golden · 13 mi
- Boulder · 24 mi
- Idaho Springs · 28 mi
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