- Elevation
- 1,647 m
- Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
- Starr Peak3,198 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0036, -105.2635
Fiske Planetarium is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded 1,647 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Baseline marker, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Star theatre and teaching facility, the largest of its kind between Chicago and Los Angeles.
planetarium in the United States
Dates from 1975.
Wikidata Q28401497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 1647 m
- Operated by
- University of Colorado Boulder
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Fiske Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | SW 227° | 3,198 m | 11.2 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | SW 227° | 3,195 m | 11.7 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 225° | 2,915 m | 11.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,846 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 2,782 m | 10.1 mi |
| Windy Peak | SSW 212° | 2,779.776 m | 11.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,724 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 281° | 2,709 m | 8.4 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
- 28.9 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 19 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 20 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baseline marker: 0.3 mi
- Frank Shorter: 0.5 mi
- Arbor: 0.9 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 1.0 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 1.1 mi
- CU Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building: 0.5 mi
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building: 0.6 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 0.8 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 0.6 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 1.4 mi
- Boulder Star: 1.7 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 4.5 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 4.5 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Two Tree Hill: 2.1 mi
- The Flatirons: 2.1 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dinosaur Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.6 mi
- Copeland Falls: 21.3 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 21.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 1 mi
- Arvada · 17 mi
- Golden · 17 mi
- Idaho Springs · 22 mi
- Denver · 23 mi
- Estes Park · 29 mi
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