Denver Mountain Parks
Denver Mountain Parks is a protected area in Jefferson, Colorado. Denver Mountain Parks is situated nearby to Aggregate Industries Morrison Quarry, as well as near the protected area Mount Falcon Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include LoDaisKa site and Morrison Natural History Museum.
LoDaisKa site
Archaeological site
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The LoDaisKa Site is a prominent archaeological site in the U.S. state of Colorado, located within a rockshelter near Morrison. The rockshelter was first inhabited by people of the Archaic through the Middle Ceramic period, generally spanning 3000 BC to 1000 AD. LoDaisKa site is situated 1 mile southeast of Denver Mountain Parks.
Morrison Natural History Museum
Museum
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The Morrison Natural History Museum is a natural history museum located in Morrison, Colorado. The exhibits include several dinosaur fossils that were found nearby. Morrison Natural History Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Denver Mountain Parks.
The Fort
Restaurant
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The Fort is a historic restaurant in Morrison, Colorado. Construction of the structure started in 1961 and was inspired by Bent's Fort. The Fort is situated 1 mile east of Denver Mountain Parks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and Indian Hills.
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.
Indian Hills
Locality
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Indian Hills is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Indian Hills is situated 2 miles west of Denver Mountain Parks.
Idledale
Hamlet
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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 3 miles northwest of Denver Mountain Parks.
Denver Mountain Parks
- Type: Protected area
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.63275° or 39° 37′ 58″ northLongitude
-105.21021° or 105° 12′ 37″ westOperator
City and County of DenverOpen location code
85FPJQMQ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 89546710
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