Exit 256

Exit 256 is a road junction in Jefferson, Colorado and has an elevation of 7,146 feet. Exit 256 is situated nearby to the locality Genesee, as well as near the peak Lookout Mountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lookout Mountain and Sculptured House.

Lookout Mountain

Peak

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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 Exit 256.

Sculptured House

Residential building

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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 Exit 256.

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 1½ miles southwest of Exit 256.

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 Exit 256.

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.

Exit 256

Type: Road junction
Category: transportation
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.70389° or 39° 42′ 14″ north

Longitude

-105.25083° or 105° 15′ 3″ west

Elevation

7,146 feet (2,178 metres)

Open location code

85FPPP3X+HM

GeoNames ID

6354657

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