Green Mountain
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Green Mountain rises to 2,091 m in Colorado. Mount Pence stands 3,014 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is William Frederick Hayden Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Green Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,854-foot (2,089 m) mesa summit is located in William Frederick Hayden Park in the City of Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 4.0 miles (6.5 km) west (bearing 265°) of the municipal center of Lakewood in Jefferson County.
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Wikidata Q14684543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2091 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 1 mi
- Hawk Watch · 1 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 1 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Frederick Hayden Park: 0.5 mi
- Thunder Valley Park: 1.0 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center: 1.1 mi
- Estates Park: 1.1 mi
- Mountainside Park: 1.3 mi
- South Sponsor Village: 1.0 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 1.1 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 1.1 mi
- Honnen Hospitality: 1.1 mi
- Gift Shop: 1.1 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 1.7 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 1.8 mi
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 2.9 mi
- Denver Federal Center Museum: 3.4 mi
- City of Lakewood: 1.1 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 1.7 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Colorado Amphitheater: 3.0 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 3.0 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rosary Garden: 2.9 mi
- The Piano Garden: 3.2 mi
- Elk Statue: 1.9 mi
- Bear Sleeping On Tree: 2.7 mi
- CCC Worker: 2.9 mi
- Spirit: 2.9 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.9 mi
- Indian Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Morrison: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mount Glennon: 4.0 mi
- South Table Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 6.0 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 6.1 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 6.3 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 6.4 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 1.0 mi
- Food Court: 1.0 mi
- Food Court: 1.0 mi
- Food Court: 1.0 mi
- Cottontail: 3.4 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 1.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Meditation Rock: 13.8 mi
- Red Wall: 17.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 1.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 5.1 mi
- Russell Gulch: 19.8 mi
- Nevadaville: 20.0 mi
- Serene: 23.7 mi
- Lee Gulch: 12.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.0 mi
- Elk Falls: 18.4 mi
- The Chutes: 22.2 mi
- Boulder Falls: 24.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.0 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 18.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 3.8 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pence | W 263° | 3,014 m | 13.3 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | NW 311° | 2,982 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 311° | 2,969 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bergen Peak | WSW 258° | 2,957 m | 11.8 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,927 m | 12.1 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | W 274° | 2,906 m | 13.5 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,785 m | 11.8 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,757 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358918537
Day trips start here
- Golden · 5 mi
- Arvada · 9 mi
- Denver · 10 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Boulder · 22 mi
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