Mount Morrison
Mount Morrison rises to 2,401 m in Colorado. Hicks Mountain stands 3,073 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma), a attraction 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Morrison is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,881-foot (2,402 m) peak is located in Red Rocks Park, 1.9 miles (3.0 km) northwest by west (bearing 305°) of the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is located on the eastern side of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q14684999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,401 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Front Range Overlook · 1 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 2 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 2 mi
- Hawk Watch · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma): 0.7 mi
- Trading Post: 1.0 mi
- Dinosaur Bone Bed: 1.5 mi
- Therapod Track: 1.5 mi
- Apatosaurus Bulges: 1.5 mi
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 1.4 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 3.8 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center: 2.1 mi
- Iron Spring Park: 2.4 mi
- Thunder Valley Park: 2.5 mi
- Mount Glennon Park: 2.7 mi
- Forsberg Park: 2.8 mi
- Lininger Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Glennon: 2.6 mi
- Mount Falcon: 2.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Summer White House Site: 2.0 mi
- City of Lakewood: 2.1 mi
- Walker Home Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 2.5 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 4.1 mi
- CCC Worker: 0.7 mi
- Spirit: 1.0 mi
- Mother Cabrini Vending Machine: 2.6 mi
- Station 1: 2.6 mi
- The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 2.6 mi
- Rosary Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- The Piano Garden: 5.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.7 mi
- Food Court: 2.3 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Eye Shelter: 2.8 mi
- Cottontail: 3.0 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 5.3 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 5.7 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 6.1 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 6.4 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 3.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 7.0 mi
- The East Quarry: 7.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 10.7 mi
- Red Wall: 14.1 mi
- Mount Vernon: 1.6 mi
- Arapahoe: 7.6 mi
- Russell Gulch: 18.5 mi
- Nevadaville: 18.8 mi
- Silver Creek: 22.7 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lee Gulch: 13.2 mi
- Elk Falls: 15.3 mi
- The Chutes: 20.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.4 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 19.9 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 0.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Mount Morrison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Mountain | W 263° | 3,073 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Pence | W 273° | 3,014 m | 11.0 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | W 271° | 2,996 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 326° | 2,969 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bergen Peak | W 269° | 2,957 m | 9.3 mi |
| Douglas Mountain | NW 314° | 2,927 m | 11.6 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,906 m | 11.7 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,785 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358918542
Day trips start here
- Golden · 6 mi
- Arvada · 12 mi
- Denver · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 16 mi
- Boulder · 24 mi
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