Reading the Rocks
Reading the Rocks is in Jefferson, Colorado. Reading the Rocks is situated nearby to Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma), as well as near the tourism office Burham Hoyt Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Theater building
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater in the western United States near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Reading the Rocks.
Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Museum
Colorado Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit in Colorado, United States founded in 2011 with a mission to promote and support Colorado’s music community. Colorado Music Hall of Fame is situated 2,200 feet south of Reading the Rocks.
Mount Morrison
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Mount Morrison is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,881-foot peak is located in Red Rocks Park, 1.9 miles northwest by west of the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is located on the eastern side of the mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and Idledale.
Morrison
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Morrison is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is located 12 miles southeast of Denver in Jefferson County.
Idledale
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
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 2 miles west of Reading the Rocks.
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 3½ miles west of Reading the Rocks.
Reading the Rocks
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.6712° or 39° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
-105.20902° or 105° 12′ 33″ westOpen location code
85FPMQCR+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9976323981OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma) and Burham Hoyt Visitor Center.
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