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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 62°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 21°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month May41 in of snow a year, on about 23 days64 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Denver Water Dept station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaint John Vianney Theological Seminarycollege · 1.2 miSturm College of Law-University of Denvercollege · 2.3 miSmith Lakelake · 2.1 miRuby Hillpeak · 4.3 miWindsor Lakelake · 2.5 miAurora-Kelley Road Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCherry Creek Corridorpark · within reachFour Mile Historic Parkpark · under a mileCherry Creek State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 4,388 acresCherry Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.1 mi · 5,488 acresCherry Creek Reservior / State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 2,008 acresRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.4 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 198114 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighDenver County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025184 of 365 days measured175 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Denver 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
Elevation5,357 ft1,633 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center1.9 miPost officeGlendale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGlendale Municipal Centerunder a milePoliceGlendale Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDenver Fire Department Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 13 otherSchoolHillel Academyunder a mileElementaryMcMeen Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighGeorge Washington High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint John Vianney Theological Seminary1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC17 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN17 miInterstateI-251.6 miUS highwayUS 871.6 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN4.9 miLight railColorado StationRTD-Denver1.8 miCoachDenver Union Station Bus ConcourseFlixBus5.0 miTransit84 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 80244 ZIP area.
