Cherokee Generating Station

Cherokee Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power plant in North Washington, 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.

Type: Power station
Description: power plant in Adams County, Colorado
Address: 6198 Franklin St, Denver, CO 80216

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riverside Cemetery and 48th & Brighton/National Western Center station.

Riverside Cemetery

Cemetery

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Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans. Riverside Cemetery is situated 1 mile south of Cherokee Generating Station.

48th & Brighton/National Western Center station

Railway station

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48th & Brighton/National Western Center station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the N Line in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. 48th & Brighton/National Western Center station is situated 1½ miles south of Cherokee Generating Station.

Forney Transportation Museum

Museum

Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Forney Transportation Museum is a transportation museum located in Denver, Colorado. It is named after the founder, J.D. Forney, who started Forney Industries, Inc, in Fort Collins. Forney Transportation Museum is situated 2 miles south of Cherokee Generating Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Commerce City and Elyria-Swansea.

Commerce City

Town

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Commerce City is a home rule city located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States census. Commerce City is situated 1½ miles east of Cherokee Generating Station.

Elyria-Swansea

Neighborhood

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Elyria-Swansea is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is located in East Denver, on the northeast side of the city. In 2007, the neighborhood had 7,218 residents and 1,787 households. Elyria-Swansea is situated 2 miles south of Cherokee Generating Station.

Globeville

Neighborhood

Globeville is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Globeville is located in the area traditionally called North Denver. Globeville is situated 2 miles southwest of Cherokee Generating Station.

Cherokee Generating Station

Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.80818° or 39° 48′ 30″ north

Longitude

-104.9641° or 104° 57′ 51″ west

Elevation

5,141 feet (1,567 metres)

Operator

Public Service Company of Colorado

Open location code

85FQR25P+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66366108

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

GeoNames ID

7149897

Wikidata ID

Q17762185

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Cherokee Generating Station” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Cherokee kraftverk”
Norwegian: “Cherokee kraftverk”

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