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Congress Park

Congress Park from directly overhead

Congress Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,642 m. Berrian Mountain stands 2,785 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates39.73043, -104.95763

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
  • The Ellipse: 0.2 mi
  • Mordecai Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Romantic Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Ornamental Grasses Garden: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Cheryl Washington Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Cheesman Park Esplanade: 0.4 mi
  • James N. Manley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cheesman Park: 0.6 mi
  • City Park Esplanade: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 60
Nature reserves
  • Park Hill Park: 3.1 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 3.1 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 8.5 mi
  • Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 9.1 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 3.2 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lee Gulch: 10.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Congress Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berrian MountainSW 236°2,785 m21.5 mi
Legault MountainSW 230°2,757 m21.3 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 234°2,711 m19.9 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 289°2,686 m20.8 mi
Centennial ConeW 274°2,640 m21.4 mi
Crow HillSW 227°2,638 m20.9 mi
Huebner PeakSW 223°2,633 m21.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 247°2,630 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel573 obs
  • Western Honey Bee500 obs
  • Great Spreadwing313 obs
  • Mallard304 obs
  • Japanese Beetle281 obs
  • Black-billed Magpie213 obs
  • Canada Goose198 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider178 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/223798517

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