- Elevation, modelled
- 1,605 m
- Tallest summit within 13.8 miles
- Miramonte Mountain2,915 m · 13.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway18.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0118, -105.2024
Sombrero Marsh Environmental Center is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled 1,605 m. Miramonte Mountain stands 2,915 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Boulder Valley School District and Thorne Nature Experience
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Sombrero Marsh Environmental Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 233° | 2,915 m | 13.8 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 218° | 2,846 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 2,782 m | 13.3 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SW 216° | 2,724 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 275° | 2,709 m | 11.5 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,682 m | 12.5 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | SW 223° | 2,675 m | 9.7 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | WSW 254° | 2,650 m | 10.0 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 19 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 21 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hoover Hill: 0.6 mi
- Valmont Butte: 1.4 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 4.2 mi
- Shanahan Hill: 4.2 mi
- Lake Mesa: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Chambers memorial: 2.2 mi
- Leon A. Wurl: 3.0 mi
- Baseline marker: 3.2 mi
- Frank Shorter: 3.3 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Neptune Mountaineering: 3.2 mi
- Neptune Museum: 3.2 mi
- Fiske Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- CU Art Museum: 3.6 mi
- Shelby American Car Museum: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 3.4 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 3.4 mi
- White Rocks: 3.5 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 3.7 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Boulder Falls: 10.8 mi
- Copeland Falls: 23.5 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 23.6 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 23.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 4 mi
- Arvada · 16 mi
- Golden · 18 mi
- Denver · 22 mi
- Idaho Springs · 25 mi
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