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Lookout Mountain Park is a Denver Mountain Park located around 12 miles (20 km) west of downtown Denver overlooking Golden, Colorado.It consists of 65.7 acres (266,000 m 2) of evergreen wilderness atop Lookout Mountain, named for its being a favored lookout point of the native Ute Indian tribe.
Lookout Mountain, 1917 Eastern view from radio towers at Lookout Mountain. Downtown Denver, 12 miles to the east, can be seen clearly from the mountain.It is known for its natural scenery and has played a major role in area recreation, transportation, water supply and telecommunications.
Genesee Park is a park in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the largest park in the Denver Mountain Parks system, with a total of 2,413 acres (9.77 km 2). The land for Genesee Park was initially purchased in 1912 and the park area was largely complete by 1926.
In 2012, the turnpike was also given the honorary name Buffalo Highway in recognition of the University of Colorado's mascot, [18] though this name has not achieved common use. Returning to Colfax Avenue east of Denver, the first part of I-70 in that area opened in 1961–1962, bypassing Watkins and Bennett and carrying US 36 (and US 40/US 287 ...
Gore's three-year stopover in the American West had him traversing what is today the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. The figures are difficult to substantiate, but Gore himself claimed to have killed more than 2,000 buffalo, 1,600 elk and deer and 100 bears for sport, with the carcasses being left to rot. [1]
Buffalo Pass, elevation 10,180 ft (3,100 m), is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. History [ edit ]
The Pawnee Buttes are two prominent buttes in northeastern Colorado. The west butte is located within the Pawnee National Grassland , while the east butte is on private land in Weld County . Rising approximately 300 feet (91 m) above the surrounding plains, the buttes are erosional remnants left standing in isolation as the surrounding High ...
The town of Buffalo Creek was established about 1877 along the stream of the same name. [3] The Buffalo Creek, Colorado, post office operated from August 16, 1878, until September 13, 1963. [5] The town has been destroyed by fire several times. [3] The Colorado Trail is approximately 5 miles from Buffalo Creek. It is open for hiking, biking and ...