Colorow Point Park
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  Colorow Point Park | |
| Location | 900 Colorow Road, Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′47.78″N 105°14′56.85″W / 39.7299389°N 105.2491250°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001712[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
Colorow Point Park is a park located on Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1990.[1] It is named for Colorow, a Ute chief, who used to camp on Lookout Mountain during the summers and held tribal councils at Inspiration Tree at the slope of Dinosaur Ridge.[2][3] Although it is the smallest park in the Denver Mountain Parks system, at .37 acres, it is notable for its outlook at 7,500 feet in elevation. It provides views of the main peaks of the Rocky Mountain National Park and the Continental Divide, as well as the plains and Clear Creek.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Beth Simmons (February 2016). "Introducing Colorow, a Jefferson County Legend" (PDF). Historoic Jefferson County. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Rooney Ranch". Colorado Encyclopedia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Barbara Sudler (November 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Colorow Point Park". National Park Service. Retrieved June 22, 2018. With accompanying photos
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