Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center
Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center is a park in Jefferson, Colorado. Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center is situated nearby to Gift Shop, as well as near the museum Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dinosaur Ridge and Green Mountain.
Dinosaur Ridge
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver.
Green Mountain
Peak
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Green Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,854-foot mesa summit is located in William Frederick Hayden Park in the City of Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 4.0 miles west of the municipal center of Lakewood in Jefferson County.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Theater building
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater 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 miles southwest of Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and West Pleasant View.
Morrison
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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.
West Pleasant View
Village
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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 3 miles north of Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center.
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 3 miles northeast of Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center.
Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.68883° or 39° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-105.1905° or 105° 11′ 26″ westOperator
Jefferson County Open SpaceOpen location code
85FPMRQ5+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 57759189OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gift Shop and Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall.
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