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Governors Park

Governors Park from directly overhead

Governors Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,606 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Grant–Humphreys Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates39.72771, -104.98174

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grant–Humphreys Park: 0.1 mi
  • Zeckendorf Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
  • Alamo Placita Park: 0.6 mi
  • Alamo Placita Park: 0.6 mi
  • Arlington Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Scottish Angus Cow and Calf: 0.7 mi
  • Irving Hale Tablet: 0.8 mi
  • The Yearling: 0.8 mi
  • Senate Gallery Stained Glass Windows: 0.8 mi
  • POW and MIA Plaque and Flag: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 1.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Amache Camp Plaque: 0.8 mi
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Aspen Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.8 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 2.3 mi
  • Park Hill Park: 3.9 mi
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
  • Niver Creek Open Space: 9.2 mi
  • Morrison Nature Center: 9.8 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 2.3 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 10.0 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Governors Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 287°2,969 m20.6 mi
Berrian MountainSW 234°2,785 m20.4 mi
Legault MountainSW 228°2,757 m20.2 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 233°2,711 m18.7 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 290°2,686 m19.7 mi
Centennial ConeW 275°2,640 m20.1 mi
Crow HillSW 225°2,638 m19.8 mi
Huebner PeakSW 220°2,633 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5120:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

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, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee509 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel475 obs
  • Great Spreadwing299 obs
  • Mallard246 obs
  • Japanese Beetle244 obs
  • Rock Pigeon179 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider164 obs
  • Northern Flicker163 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/807938968

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