- Elevation, modelled
- 1,639 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Genesee Mountain2,523 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway18.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7451, -104.8441
Parade Grounds is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,639 m. Genesee Mountain stands 2,523 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Food Truck Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parade Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Mountain | W 263° | 2,523 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lone Peak | WSW 247° | 2,518 m | 24.3 mi |
| Yegge Peak | SW 235° | 2,452 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 267° | 2,436 m | 24.8 mi |
| Warren Peak | SW 225° | 2,429 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Morrison | WSW 255° | 2,401 m | 20.7 mi |
| Tin Cup | WSW 241° | 2,394 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Falcon | WSW 249° | 2,390 m | 22.0 mi |
- 18.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 19 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 19 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 19 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Food Truck Park: 0.1 mi
- Bioscience Park: 0.3 mi
- University of Colorado Hospital Greenway Park-: 0.3 mi
- Generals Park: 0.3 mi
- Boettcher Commons: 0.3 mi
- Opening Doors (3 sculptures): 0.2 mi
- Corpus Callosum (West End/Ball): 0.3 mi
- Plume Portal: 0.4 mi
- Corpus Callosum (East End/Ball): 0.4 mi
- Three Arrowhead Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Florence Elementary School: 1.4 mi
- Old Baseball Field: 1.6 mi
- Alzheimer's Memorial: 2.5 mi
- City Center Park: 2.7 mi
- WWI Medic Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 0.4 mi
- Westerly Creek Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 3.7 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Park Hill Park: 5.2 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 5.4 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 8.7 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 3.2 mi
- Kushtronaut: 4.5 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 5.4 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 5.5 mi
- Red Panda: 5.5 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 0.4 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 2.8 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mizel Museum: 4.6 mi
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 5.2 mi
- Ruby Hill: 9.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 11.8 mi
- Rebel Hill: 15.8 mi
- Mount Carbon: 16.9 mi
- Highlands Point: 17.2 mi
- Good Times: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.4 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.4 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 6.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 6.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.9 mi
- Boat Beach: 12.9 mi
- Scuba Beach: 13.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 17.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 19.7 mi
- Dick: 20.4 mi
- Serene: 21.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 18.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.2 mi
- The East Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 21.5 mi
- Lee Gulch: 13.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 2 mi away.
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