- Elevation, modelled
- 1,681 m
- Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6903, -105.0778
Founders Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,681 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood LINK Recreation Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Founders Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 301° | 2,969 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bergen Peak | W 264° | 2,957 m | 17.0 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 231° | 2,785 m | 14.8 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 223° | 2,757 m | 14.7 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 228° | 2,711 m | 13.2 mi |
| Grannys Head | NW 305° | 2,686 m | 16.3 mi |
| Centennial Cone | WNW 286° | 2,640 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 218° | 2,638 m | 14.5 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 6 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 6 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 6 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lakewood LINK Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Lasley Park: 0.5 mi
- Bonfils-Stanton Park: 0.7 mi
- Turtle Viewing: 1.1 mi
- bird rookery: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Lakewood's Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 1.5 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.9 mi
- Washington Heights Arts Center: 2.0 mi
- Denver Federal Center Museum: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
- Flow: 1.9 mi
- Saint Bernadette: 3.1 mi
- Ha-no-oo Star Calendar: 3.2 mi
- Connected: 3.4 mi
- Windmill: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Easy Crane Games: 2.8 mi
- National Ice Core Lab: 3.3 mi
- Casa Bonita: 3.6 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 5.2 mi
- Brain Drain: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Lamar Station: 3.3 mi
- Denver Federal Center: 3.3 mi
- Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 3.7 mi
- Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 3.7 mi
- USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Ruby Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Carbon: 4.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Rebel Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Glennon: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 5.4 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 5.6 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 5.7 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 5.9 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 49
- Stone House Picnic Shelter: 2.0 mi
- Sister City Park: 2.4 mi
- Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 3.6 mi
- Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
- Whitetail: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Shale Soil Creep: 6.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 8.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 9.8 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.1 mi
- Meditation Rock: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Swim Beach: 10.2 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 12.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 22.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Mount Vernon: 7.0 mi
- Arapahoe: 7.9 mi
- Serene: 23.2 mi
- Dick: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lee Gulch: 8.5 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 18.0 mi
- Elk Falls: 22.0 mi
- The Chutes: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 7.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Arapaho Spring: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Denver · 6 mi
- Arvada · 8 mi
- Golden · 9 mi
- Idaho Springs · 23 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
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