Lizard Head Rock

Lizard Head Rock is in Jefferson, Colorado. Lizard Head Rock is situated nearby to Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma), as well as near the tourism office Burham Hoyt Visitor Center.

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 near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is situated 1,200 feet south of Lizard Head Rock.

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 1,200 feet south of Lizard Head Rock.

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 Lizard Head Rock.

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 4 miles west of Lizard Head Rock.

Lizard Head Rock

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.66863° or 39° 40′ 7″ north

Longitude

-105.20529° or 105° 12′ 19″ west

Open location code

85FPMQ9V+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91535427

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma) and Burham Hoyt Visitor Center.

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