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Lakewood's Heritage Center

Lakewood's Heritage Center from directly overhead

Lakewood's Heritage Center is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,687 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Viewing, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1687 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.70320, -105.08387

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Turtle Viewing: 0.1 mi
  • Belmar Park: 0.1 mi
  • bird rookery: 0.2 mi
  • Bonfils-Stanton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lakewood LINK Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
Museums
  • Washington Heights Arts Center: 1.4 mi
  • Denver Federal Center Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys: 2.3 mi
  • Molly Brown Summer House: 2.4 mi
  • Old Stone House: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Denver Federal Center: 2.4 mi
  • Lamar Station: 2.5 mi
  • Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 3.0 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • National Ice Core Lab: 2.5 mi
  • Casa Bonita: 2.8 mi
  • Easy Crane Games: 3.1 mi
  • Twister III Rollercoaster: 4.8 mi
  • Brain Drain: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 48
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 2.7 mi
  • Sister City Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 4.4 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 9.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 22.3 mi
  • The Chutes: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 7.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Lakewood's Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 299°2,969 m16.2 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 290°2,927 m16.6 mi
Berrian MountainSW 227°2,785 m15.1 mi
Legault MountainSW 219°2,757 m15.2 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 224°2,711 m13.5 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 303°2,686 m15.6 mi
Centennial ConeWNW 283°2,640 m15.0 mi
Crow HillSW 215°2,638 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366396471

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