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Voorhies Memorial

Voorhies Memorial from directly overhead

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.

About

The story

monument in Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q49575931, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74032, -104.98885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
  • 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
Museums
Gardens
  • 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
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 0.8 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
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.9 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Voorhies Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m20.0 mi
Legault MountainSW 226°2,757 m20.5 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 302°2,724 m20.2 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 230°2,711 m19.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m19.0 mi
Centennial ConeW 273°2,640 m19.7 mi
Crow HillSW 222°2,638 m20.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 243°2,630 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/316470152

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