Denver Art Museum
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Denver Art Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,598 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Center for Colorado Women’s History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, as well as The Petrie Institute of Western American Art, which oversees the museum's Western art collection. The museum's Martin Building (formerly known as the North Building) was designed by famed Italian architect Gio Ponti in 1971. In 2018, the museum began a transformational $150 million renovation project to unify the campus and revitalize Ponti's original structure, including the creation of new exhibition spaces, two new dining options, and a new welcome center.
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Dates from 1893.
Wikidata Q1189960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 10 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 11 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 12 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Yearling: 0.1 mi
- Pints Pub Phone Booth: 0.1 mi
- Scottish Angus Cow and Calf: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.2 mi
- Volunteers of the Spanish American War Flagpole: 0.2 mi
- Golden Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
- Civic Center Park: 0.1 mi
- MacIntosh Park: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument Park: 0.2 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Gang of 19 disability rights activism memorial: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 0.2 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Cannons: 0.2 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
- Wildflower Treasures: 1.4 mi
- Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.4 mi
- Union Station: 1.2 mi
- Historic Moffat Station: 1.4 mi
- Jumpin' Jack: 1.4 mi
- Crazy Bus: 1.4 mi
- Mike's Bikes: 1.5 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.5 mi
- Park Hill Park: 3.7 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 8.5 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 10.1 mi
- Ruby Hill: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.0 mi
- Mount Carbon: 9.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 0.5 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.5 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.5 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 11.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.7 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 15.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.6 mi
- Front Porch: 22.9 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 9.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.9 mi
- Arapahoe: 10.3 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.1 mi
- Serene: 19.9 mi
- Dick: 20.5 mi
- Lee Gulch: 10.7 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.7 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Denver Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 286° | 2,969 m | 20.0 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 226° | 2,757 m | 20.3 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,724 m | 20.3 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 230° | 2,711 m | 18.8 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 289° | 2,686 m | 19.1 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 273° | 2,640 m | 19.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 223° | 2,638 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,630 m | 17.8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/35205743
Day trips start here
- Denver · 0 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 12 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 28 mi
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