Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:32 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:17 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 18°F15 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month May49 in of snow a year, on about 31 days42 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Denver-stapleton station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBel-Rea Institute of Animal Technologycollege · 1.9 miSaint John Vianney Theological Seminarycollege · 2.0 miWindsor Lakelake · 1.7 miRuby Hillpeak · 5.1 miSmith Lakelake · 3.4 miSkeel Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCook (Judge Joseph E) Parkpark · within reachPlacepark · under a mileCherry Creek State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 4,388 acresCherry Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.6 mi · 5,488 acresCherry Creek Reservior / State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 2,008 acresRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.1 mi · 14,801 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198116 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 13 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, CO
Drinking waterDenver Water Boardserves 1,287,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202134 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,400 ft1,646 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Rose Medical Center3.3 miPost officeWellshire Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGlendale Municipal Center1.5 miPoliceGlendale Police Department1.5 miFire stationDenver Fire Department Station 51.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 11 otherSchoolPlace Bridge Academyunder a mileSchoolRocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learningunder a mileSchoolMontessori School of Denverunder a mileCollegeBel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDenver International Airport DEN17 miInterstateI-251.4 miUS highwayUS 871.4 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN6.5 miLight railColorado StationRTD-Denver1.5 miCoachDenver Union Station Bus ConcourseFlixBus6.6 miTransit76 stops within a mileRTD-DenverSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80225 ZIP area.
