Mount Zion
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Mount Zion rises to 2,147 m in Colorado. Santa Fe Mountain stands 3,209 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado School of Mines "M", a attraction 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mount Zion is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,062-foot (2,152 m) peak is located in Windy Saddle Park, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west (bearing 273°) of downtown Golden, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q6924738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,147 m
How to reach it
- On the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 4 mi
- Hawk Watch · 4 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 5 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: 1.1 mi
- Golden History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: 2.9 mi
- Colorado Railroad Museum: 3.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Park: 0.8 mi
- Beverly Heights Park: 0.8 mi
- Colorow Mountain Park: 0.9 mi
- Lookout Pointe Park: 0.9 mi
- 8th Street Dog park: 0.9 mi
- Colorow Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Galbraith: 1.6 mi
- South Table Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Indian Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 0.8 mi
- Mines Centennial Bellm: 1.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 2.8 mi
- United States Marine Corps Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Shopping Center Sign: 3.3 mi
- Strength, Dedication, Discipline, Determination: 0.9 mi
- White Ash Mine Disaster memorial: 1.0 mi
- Checkmate: 1.0 mi
- The Greeting: 1.1 mi
- Blue Bench: 1.1 mi
- Colorado School of Mines "M": 0.2 mi
- North Sponsor Village: 3.7 mi
- Vickery Hospitality: 3.8 mi
- True Value Hospitality: 3.9 mi
- Honnen Hospitality: 3.9 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Piano Garden: 2.2 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Rosary Garden: 2.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 3.4 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 12.3 mi
- Meditation Rock: 13.8 mi
- Front Porch: 16.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 1.2 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 10.1 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 10.3 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 10.6 mi
- Food Court: 3.8 mi
- First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.9 mi
- Cottontail: 7.5 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 7.6 mi
- Whitetail: 7.8 mi
- Arapahoe: 4.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 4.1 mi
- Russell Gulch: 15.9 mi
- Nevadaville: 15.9 mi
- Tungsten: 20.1 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lee Gulch: 17.1 mi
- Elk Falls: 18.8 mi
- Boulder Falls: 20.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 22.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 6.1 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mount Zion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Mountain | W 259° | 3,209 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Judge | WSW 245° | 3,132 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,073 m | 12.4 mi |
| Ely Hill | WNW 294° | 3,048 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Pence | WSW 245° | 3,014 m | 10.8 mi |
| Snyder Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,996 m | 11.3 mi |
| Centralia Mountain | NW 311° | 2,982 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 311° | 2,969 m | 7.7 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 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 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 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ralston Rsvr, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 182168 — Mount Zion, Jefferson County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358918550
Day trips start here
- Golden · 1 mi
- Arvada · 9 mi
- Denver · 13 mi
- Idaho Springs · 14 mi
- Boulder · 19 mi
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