Exit 217
Exit 217 is a road junction in Adams, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,174 feet. Exit 217 is situated nearby to the hamlet Twin Lakes, as well as near Sherrelwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pecos Junction station and Cherokee Generating Station.
Pecos Junction station
Railway station
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Pecos Junction station is a Denver Regional Transportation District commuter rail station that is served by the B Line and G Line. The station was originally scheduled to open in 2016, but was delayed with the rest of the G Line. Pecos Junction station is situated 2 miles southwest of Exit 217.
Cherokee Generating Station
Power station
Cherokee Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power plant in Adams County, Colorado, about 5 miles north of downtown Denver. Cherokee currently has a nameplate capacity of 1006.4 megawatts, and a net summer capacity of 886 megawatts, making it the largest power plant in Adams County, and the second largest natural-gas fired plant in the state behind Fort St. Cherokee Generating Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Exit 217.
Westminster station
Railway station
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Westminster station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the B Line in Westminster, Colorado, part of the Denver metropolitan area. Westminster station is situated 2½ miles west of Exit 217.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Sherrelwood.
Twin Lakes
Hamlet
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States]. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sherrelwood
Hamlet
Sherrelwood is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Federal Heights
Town
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The City of Federal Heights is a home rule city located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 14,382 at the 2020 United States census, a +25.42% increase since the 2010 United States census. Federal Heights is situated 3 miles northwest of Exit 217.
Exit 217
- Type: Road junction
- Category: transportation
- Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.8275° or 39° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-104.98333° or 104° 59′ westElevation
5,174 feet (1,577 metres)Open location code
85FQR2G8+XMGeoNames ID
6354595
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