- Elevation, modelled
- 1,582 m
- Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
- Blue Mountain2,846 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway19.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9980, -105.0827
Simpson Mine Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled 1,582 m. Blue Mountain stands 2,846 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is WOW! Children's Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Simpson Mine Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,846 m | 15.9 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,724 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 276° | 2,709 m | 17.9 mi |
| Grannys Head | SW 228° | 2,686 m | 17.7 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,675 m | 14.3 mi |
| Twin Sisters Peak | W 264° | 2,650 m | 16.1 mi |
| Nugget Hill | WNW 292° | 2,609 m | 17.1 mi |
| Fairview Peak | NW 304° | 2,600 m | 17.0 mi |
- 19.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 20 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 22 mi
- Hawk Watch · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- WOW! Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Miners Museum/Lewis House;Miners Museum: 0.4 mi
- Louisville Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
- Depot Museum: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Trinity: 0.4 mi
- Plain Air Bear: 0.4 mi
- Nap Time: 0.5 mi
- Imagination: 0.5 mi
- Stranger Reduction Zone: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Lafayette City Park: 0.5 mi
- Lindenwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Romero Park: 0.8 mi
- LaMont Does Park: 0.8 mi
- Silver Creek Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Wilson Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Kerr Garden: 2.5 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Community garden: 5.1 mi
- Xeriscape demonstration garden: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Black Diamond coal mine #2 memorial plaque: 1.1 mi
- Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 1.6 mi
- Stone Pillar at Nine Mile: 1.6 mi
- Anthem Monument: 1.6 mi
- Louisville, Colorado World War Honor Roll: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Colorado Railbike Adventures: 5.0 mi
- White Rocks: 6.1 mi
- VT Pumpkin Patch: 6.8 mi
- The Frightmare Compound: 7.3 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Gun Barrel Hill: 6.1 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.2 mi
- Lake Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Valmont Butte: 7.3 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Rothman Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Josephine Roche Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Kneebone Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Warembourg-Lafayette Farms: 1.3 mi
- Greenlee Wildlife Preserve: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Front Porch: 11.0 mi
- Raptor Nesting Site: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.9 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 16.1 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Barbeque: 8.8 mi
- Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 17.5 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 17.5 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 17.5 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Serene: 3.4 mi
- Dick: 8.0 mi
- Arapahoe: 16.2 mi
- Tungsten: 20.9 mi
- Mount Vernon: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Falls: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Rock: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 10 mi
- Arvada · 14 mi
- Denver · 18 mi
- Golden · 18 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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