Bear Creek Canyon

Bear Creek Canyon is a valley in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,837 feet. Bear Creek Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Idledale, as well as near the locality Spring Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morrison Natural History Museum and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Morrison Natural History Museum

Museum

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The Morrison Natural History Museum is a natural history museum located in Morrison, Colorado. The exhibits include several dinosaur fossils that were found nearby.

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Theater building

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver.

Colorado Music Hall of Fame

Museum

Colorado Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit in Colorado, United States founded in 2011 with a mission to promote and support Colorado's music community.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morrison and Idledale.

Morrison is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is located 12 miles southeast of Denver in Jefferson County.

Idledale

Hamlet

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Idledale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Idledale is situated 2½ miles west of Bear Creek Canyon.

Indian Hills

Locality

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Indian Hills is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Indian Hills is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bear Creek Canyon.

Bear Creek Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,837 feet
Category: landform
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.65277° or 39° 39′ 10″ north

Longitude

-105.20054° or 105° 12′ 2″ west

Elevation

5,837 feet (1,779 metres)

Open location code

85FPMQ3X+4Q

GeoNames ID

5413034

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