Valverde Park
Valverde Park is a park in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,591 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Zen Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 10 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 10 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Zen Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.7 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.7 mi
- Dailey Park: 0.5 mi
- West-Bar-Val Wood Park: 0.5 mi
- Resident Green: 0.6 mi
- Aspgren Park: 0.7 mi
- Johnson Habitat Park: 0.7 mi
- Bridge of Recycling Fountains: 0.6 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 0.9 mi
- Articulated Wall (Denver Design District): 0.9 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.9 mi
- Flor De La Alma: 1.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 0.7 mi
- Wynken, Blynken and Nod Statue: 1.9 mi
- Eugene Field Cottage: 1.9 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 2.0 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Museo De Las Americas: 1.1 mi
- Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art: 1.6 mi
- Clyfford Still Museum: 1.7 mi
- Denver Art Museum Frederick C. Hamilton Building: 1.7 mi
- History Colorado Center: 1.7 mi
- Easy Crane Games: 1.6 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 2.3 mi
- Shipwreck Falls: 2.4 mi
- Brain Drain: 2.4 mi
- Sea Dragon: 2.4 mi
- Ruby Hill: 2.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.9 mi
- Mount Carbon: 8.4 mi
- Rebel Hill: 8.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.3 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 2.9 mi
- Park Hill Park: 5.3 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Weaver Park: 8.7 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 1.2 mi
- Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 1.5 mi
- Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 2.0 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 10.3 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 13.6 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 22.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 9.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 10.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 11.1 mi
- Serene: 21.5 mi
- Dick: 22.2 mi
- Lee Gulch: 9.0 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 22.3 mi
- The Chutes: 24.7 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Valverde Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 291° | 2,969 m | 19.8 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 235° | 2,785 m | 18.9 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 228° | 2,757 m | 18.7 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 233° | 2,711 m | 17.3 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 294° | 2,686 m | 19.0 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 278° | 2,640 m | 19.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 225° | 2,638 m | 18.4 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 220° | 2,633 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
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.
- tree-of-heaven110 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel100 obs
- Western Honey Bee90 obs
- Northern Flicker82 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider76 obs
- Canada Goose71 obs
- Japanese Beetle67 obs
- Mallard59 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/45098317
Day trips start here
- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 12 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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