- Elevation, modelled
- 1,586 m
- Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
- Blue Mountain2,846 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway19.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0104, -105.0800
Josephine Roche Open Space is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled 1,586 m. Blue Mountain stands 2,846 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rothman Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Josephine Roche Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | SW 236° | 2,846 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,724 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 274° | 2,709 m | 18.0 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,675 m | 14.8 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | W 261° | 2,650 m | 16.3 mi |
| Nugget Hill | WNW 289° | 2,609 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fairview Peak | WNW 301° | 2,600 m | 16.7 mi |
| South Boulder Peak | WSW 251° | 2,598 m | 12.3 mi |
- 19.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 21 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 22 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 22 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lindenwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Arapahoe Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Lafayette City Park: 0.8 mi
- Simpson Mine Park: 0.9 mi
- Autumn Ash Park: 0.9 mi
- WOW! Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Miners Museum/Lewis House;Miners Museum: 1.0 mi
- Louisville Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 6.0 mi
- Trinity: 1.0 mi
- Plain Air Bear: 1.1 mi
- Nap Time: 1.2 mi
- Tilled Field: 1.2 mi
- Imagination: 1.2 mi
- Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 1.3 mi
- Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 1.3 mi
- Black Diamond coal mine #2 memorial plaque: 1.4 mi
- Anthem Monument: 1.6 mi
- Louisville, Colorado World War Honor Roll: 3.0 mi
- Wilson Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Kerr Garden: 3.0 mi
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Community garden: 5.9 mi
- Xeriscape demonstration garden: 6.3 mi
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 4.2 mi
- White Rocks: 5.7 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 5.9 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 8.1 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 8.1 mi
- Gun Barrel Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.3 mi
- Valmont Butte: 7.2 mi
- Lake Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Standley Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rothman Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Kneebone Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Greenlee Wildlife Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Warembourg-Lafayette Farms: 2.2 mi
- Front Porch: 11.3 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 11.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 16.0 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 16.3 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 16.3 mi
- Barbeque: 9.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 18.3 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 18.3 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 18.3 mi
- Serene: 2.9 mi
- Dick: 7.7 mi
- Arapahoe: 17.1 mi
- Tungsten: 21.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 23.1 mi
- Boulder Falls: 17.3 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northglenn, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Boulder · 11 mi
- Arvada · 15 mi
- Denver · 19 mi
- Golden · 19 mi
- Idaho Springs · 30 mi
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