Fossils
Fossils is in Jefferson, Colorado. Fossils is situated nearby to Discovery Park, as well as near Mines Park Community Center #2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mines Museum of Earth Science and South Table Mountain.
Mines Museum of Earth Science
Museum
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mines Museum of Earth Science, formerly the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, is a geology museum located on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado, United States. Mines Museum of Earth Science is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Fossils.
South Table Mountain
Peak
Photo: Rick Kimpel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Castle Rock, the 6,338-foot summit of the mesa, is located on private property in Jefferson County, Colorado, 0.56 miles directly east of downtown Golden.
Calvary Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calvary Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival style chapel dating to the pioneer days of Golden, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest continuously used Episcopal church in Colorado, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Calvary Episcopal Church is situated 3,800 feet north of Fossils.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden and West Pleasant View.
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.
West Pleasant View
Village
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
West Pleasant View 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. West Pleasant View is situated 2½ miles east of Fossils.
East Pleasant View
Locality
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East Pleasant View 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-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. East Pleasant View is situated 3½ miles east of Fossils.
Fossils
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.74326° or 39° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-105.21943° or 105° 13′ 10″ westOpen location code
85FPPQVJ+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 1263609396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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