Sidewinder

Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ball Arena and Downtown Aquarium.

Ball Arena

Stadium

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Ball Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. Ball Arena is situated 1,400 feet east of Sidewinder.

Downtown Aquarium

Public aquarium

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Downtown Aquarium is a for profit aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet main building sits on a 17-acre site adjacent to the South Platte River. Downtown Aquarium is situated 1,200 feet north of Sidewinder.

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station

Railway station

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Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens is an at-grade light rail station on the C, E, and W lines of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 9th Street and Chopper Circle in Denver, Colorado, near Ball Arena and Elitch Gardens Theme Park, after which the station is named. Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station is situated 810 feet east of Sidewinder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auraria and Jefferson Park.

Auraria

Neighborhood

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Auraria was a gold mining camp established in 1858 in the Kansas Territory of the United States. Today it survives in its original location as a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, immediately south of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

Jefferson Park

Suburb

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Jefferson Park is a neighborhood and public park that overlooks Downtown Denver, Colorado from its perch across Interstate 25. It is located in the area that is called North Denver.

LoDo

Neighborhood

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LoDo is an unofficial neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, and is one of the oldest places of settlement in the city. It is a mixed-use historic district, known for its nightlife, and serves as an example of success in urban reinvestment and revitalization.

Sidewinder

Type: Roller coaster
Description: Steel roller coaster
Categories: amusement ride, steel roller coaster, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City and County of Denver, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.74865° or 39° 44′ 55″ north

Longitude

-105.01268° or 105° 0′ 46″ west

Open location code

85FPPXXP+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 767957677

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=roller_coaster

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q7508555

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