- Elevation, modelled
- 1,582 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- Centralia Mountain2,982 m · 19.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway9.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7487, -105.0140
Platte River at Elitch Gardens Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,582 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is XLR8R, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Platte River at Elitch Gardens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,982 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 285° | 2,969 m | 18.5 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | W 278° | 2,927 m | 19.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,846 m | 19.3 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,724 m | 18.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 226° | 2,711 m | 18.4 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 288° | 2,686 m | 17.6 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 271° | 2,640 m | 18.3 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 10 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 11 mi
- Hawk Watch · 11 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- XLR8R: 0.0 mi
- Boomerang: 0.0 mi
- Dragonwing: 0.0 mi
- Tower of Doom: 0.0 mi
- Sea Dragon: 0.0 mi
- Visions Born With This River: 0.1 mi
- Hopscotch the Cow: 0.1 mi
- Cloudscape: 0.1 mi
- Cloudscape: 0.2 mi
- Cloudscape: 0.2 mi
- Gates Crescent Park: 0.2 mi
- Fishback Landing Park: 0.3 mi
- REI Park: 0.5 mi
- Confluence East Park: 0.5 mi
- LoDo Children's Playground: 0.5 mi
- Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus: 0.2 mi
- Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: 0.6 mi
- The Money Museum: 1.0 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 1.1 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Commons Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 2.3 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 0.6 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Park Hill Park: 4.5 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 7.8 mi
- Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 9.0 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.8 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.8 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 1.1 mi
- Isabella Thallas Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.6 mi
- Ruby Hill: 4.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 9.5 mi
- North Table Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 0.1 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.1 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 10.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 10.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 15.1 mi
- Wildcat Point: 19.6 mi
- Front Porch: 21.5 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 11.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 20.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 20.4 mi
- Arapahoe: 8.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 11.1 mi
- Serene: 19.0 mi
- Dick: 20.0 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.5 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 12.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Denver · 1 mi
- Arvada · 5 mi
- Golden · 11 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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