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.- Power station
- …lies at an elevation of 5,141 feet (1,567 metres)
- …is operated by the Public Service Company of Colorado
- Description: power plant in Adams County, Colorado
- Address: 6198 Franklin St, Denver, CO 80216
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Riverside Cemetery and 48th & Brighton/National Western Center station.
Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery.
1 mile south of Cherokee Generating Station
48th & Brighton/National Western Center station
48th & Brighton/National Western Center station…
1½ miles south of Cherokee Generating Station
Forney Transportation Museum
The Forney Transportation Museum is a transportation museum located in Denver, Colorado.
2 miles south of Cherokee Generating Station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Commerce City and Elyria-Swansea.
Commerce City
Commerce City is a home rule city located in Adams County, Colorado, United States.
1½ miles east of Cherokee Generating Station
Elyria-Swansea
Elyria-Swansea is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
2 miles south of Cherokee Generating Station
Globeville
Suburb
Globeville is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
2½ miles southwest of Cherokee Generating Station
Cherokee Generating Station
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Latitude
39.80818° or 39° 48′ 30″ north
Longitude
-104.9641° or 104° 57′ 51″ west
Open location code
85FQR25P+79
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = industrial
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Cherokee Generating Station” goes by many names.
Cherokee kraftverkNorwegian
Cherokee kraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
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