City of Brighton
Brighton is a city of about 42,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of Adams County and also extending into adjacent Weld County, the city lies northeast of Denver along the South Platte River.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brighton High School and Barr Lake State Park.
Brighton High School
School
Brighton High School is a secondary school located on South 8th Avenue in the heart of Brighton, Colorado, United States. It is one of three main high schools in the Brighton 27J School District,…
Barr Lake State Park
Protected area
Photo: Louis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barr Lake State Park is a Colorado state park established in 1977 in Adams County near Brighton, Colorado, USA. The 2,715-acre park has 12 miles of trails, including an 8.8-mile trail that circles Barr Lake. Barr Lake State Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of City of Brighton.
Barr Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Louis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barr Lake is a reservoir, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of City of Brighton.
City of Brighton
- Type: Locality with 33,400 residents
- Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.9716° or 39° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-104.7959° or 104° 47′ 45″ westPopulation
33,400Elevation
5,026 feet (1,532 metres)Open location code
85FQX6C3+JMGeoNames ID
7173068
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