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Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center

Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center from directly overhead

Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,289 m. Santa Fe Mountain stands 3,209 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorow Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Jefferson County Open Space

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.72731, -105.24911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Colorow Mountain Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lookout Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
  • Apex Park: 1.3 mi
  • Beverly Heights Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lookout Pointe Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Buffalo Bill's Grave: 0.7 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.8 mi
  • Mines Centennial Bellm: 2.2 mi
  • United States Marine Corps Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Shopping Center Sign: 3.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Colorado School of Mines "M": 1.3 mi
  • North Sponsor Village: 3.3 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 3.3 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 3.4 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Mary and the angel: 1.7 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 1.7 mi
  • Station 8: 1.7 mi
  • Station 9: 1.7 mi
  • Station 15: 1.7 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 53
Picnic sites: 51
  • Food Court: 3.3 mi
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.4 mi
  • Food Court: 3.4 mi
  • Food Court: 3.5 mi
  • LOB19: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Maxwell Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 16.7 mi
  • Elk Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 21.0 mi
  • The Chutes: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 5.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 13.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe MountainW 264°3,209 m11.9 mi
Mount JudgeWSW 250°3,132 m11.8 mi
Hicks MountainWSW 242°3,073 m11.5 mi
Ely HillWNW 301°3,048 m10.5 mi
Mount PenceWSW 250°3,014 m10.0 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 248°2,996 m10.5 mi
Centralia MountainNW 317°2,982 m9.5 mi
Mount TomNW 319°2,969 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:40

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/90757938

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