Ralston Creek

Ralston Creek is a tributary of , approximately 32 miles long, in central in the . It drains a suburban and urban area of the northwestern Denver Metropolitan Area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include 60th & Sheridan/Arvada Gold Strike station and Lakeside Amusement Park.

Railway station
60th & Sheridan–Arvada Gold Strike station is a commuter rail station on the G Line of the Denver RTD system in , . It is located in and is the fourth northbound station from .

Theme park
is a family-owned amusement park in , adjacent to Denver. Opened in 1908, it is the oldest amusement park in Colorado still operating in its original location, and is the lone remaining White City park in the United States.

Lake
is a natural lake in the town of , located between Interstate 70 and West 44th Avenue. Originally named West Berkeley Lake, it was renamed for Rhoda Krasner by her father, Ben Krasner, who rescued from bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Regis and Lakeside.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Denver. Located in North Denver, its boundaries are Harlan Street to the west, to the northwest, 52nd Avenue and the northern border of the University campus to the north, Federal Boulevard to the east, and highway I-70 to the south.

Village
The Town of is a statutory town in , , United States. The town population was 16 at the 2020 United States census, making the least populous municipality in .

is a city of about 125,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of . A former farming community in Jefferson and Adams counties, the city is now a residential suburb of .

Ralston Creek

Latitude
39.79804° or 39° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
-105.05415° or 105° 3′ 15″ west
Elevation
5,249 feet (1,600 metres)
Open location code
85FPQWXW+68
Geo­Names ID
5435745
Wiki­data ID
Q3418317
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Ralston Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Ralston Creek
  • Cebuano: Ralston Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Colorado, Gilpin County)
  • Cebuano: Ralston Creek
  • Dutch: Ralston Creek
  • French: Ralston Creek
  • Slovenian: Ralston Creek
  • Venetian: Ralston

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lewis Ralston Gold Site Park and Cooley Sand and Gravel Company Pit.

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