Shingle Creek

Shingle Creek is a stream in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,926 feet. Shingle Creek is situated nearby to the locality Riva Chase, as well as near the hamlet Paradise Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mother Cabrini Shrine and Lookout Mountain.

Mother Cabrini Shrine

Church

Mother Cabrini Shrine is a shrine to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, known as Mother Cabrini, located in Golden, Colorado, United States. The shrine site includes the Stone House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Queen of Heaven…

Lookout Mountain

Peak

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.

Lookout Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,377-foot peak is located in Lookout Mountain Park, 1.7 miles west-southwest of downtown Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lookout Mountain is situated 2 miles north of Shingle Creek.

Sculptured House

Residential building

Photo: Elizabeth, CC BY 2.0.

The Sculptured House, also known as the Sleeper House, is a distinctive elliptical curved house built in Genesee, Colorado, United States, on Genesee Mountain in 1963 by the architect Charles Deaton. Sculptured House is situated 1½ miles west of Shingle Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Genesee and Idledale.

Genesee

Locality

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Genesee is an unincorporated community 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. Genesee is situated 2 miles southwest of Shingle Creek.

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 south of Shingle Creek.

Golden

Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.

Golden is a city in the Denver Area of Colorado. It sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and distance-wise is roughly halfway between the cities of Boulder and Denver.

Shingle Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.70054° or 39° 42′ 2″ north

Longitude

-105.24443° or 105° 14′ 40″ west

Elevation

6,926 feet (2,111 metres)

Open location code

85FPPQ24+66

GeoNames ID

5438582

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