- Elevation, modelled
- 1,653 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Centralia Mountain2,982 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway14.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9332, -105.0839
Discovery Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,653 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Walk Through Time, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Discovery Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,982 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 240° | 2,969 m | 16.3 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | W 260° | 2,915 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,846 m | 14.0 mi |
| Windy Peak | WSW 253° | 2,779.776 m | 16.4 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,724 m | 12.5 mi |
| Grannys Head | WSW 240° | 2,686 m | 15.0 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | W 263° | 2,675 m | 13.0 mi |
- 14.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 16 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 17 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 17 mi
- Hawk Watch · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walk Through Time: 0.3 mi
- Zang Spur Park: 0.4 mi
- Ridgeview Heights Park: 0.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- North Midway Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Shep the Turnpike Dog grave: 0.6 mi
- Interlocken Technology Park Sign: 1.3 mi
- Broomfield 9-11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Terracina Entrance Monument: 2.2 mi
- Terracina Entrance Monument: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Depot Museum: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 0.7 mi
- Louisville Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Miners Museum/Lewis House;Miners Museum: 4.5 mi
- WOW! Children's Museum: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Genesis of a Community: 0.7 mi
- Basking Boulders: 0.9 mi
- Sundown Altar: 0.9 mi
- Season Cycle: 1.2 mi
- Illuminate!: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Wetland Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Lac Amora Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Ruth Roberts Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm: 1.5 mi
- Prairie Dog Preserve: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Xeriscape demonstration garden: 1.3 mi
- Community garden: 3.0 mi
- Freedom Garden: 3.3 mi
- The Giving Garden by Level 3 Foundation: 3.9 mi
- Kerr Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- The Frightmare Compound: 2.9 mi
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 9.2 mi
- White Rocks: 9.6 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 11.2 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 11.2 mi
Peaks
- Davidson Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Lake Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 7.8 mi
- Shanahan Hill: 9.4 mi
- Valmont Butte: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Front Porch: 11.3 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 12.0 mi
- The East Quarry: 12.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 16.4 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Barbeque: 9.8 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 13.2 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 13.2 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Serene: 6.9 mi
- Dick: 10.3 mi
- Arapahoe: 12.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 18.0 mi
- Tungsten: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Boulder Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach (No Swim): 23.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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, 4 mi away.
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