Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:33 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:18 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 20°F18 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May58 in of snow a year, on about 22 days31 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lakewood station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 3.3 miLookout Mountainpeak · under a mileColorado School of Minescollege · 2.3 miMagic Mountain Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.5 miGolden Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLariat Springspring · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsApex Parkpark · within reach · 698 acresLookout Mountain Parkpark · under a mile · 70 acresWard Pondstate conservation land · 6.8 miRocky Flats National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 5,203 acresTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.6 mi · 70 acresBergen Peak State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 1,106 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198120 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 200149 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 waterCity of Goldenserves 38,288 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,188 ft2,191 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Saint Anthony Hospital5.7 miPost officeGolden Post Office2.2 miTown hallGolden City Hall2.7 miPoliceColorado School of Mines Police Department1.9 miFire stationFoothills Fire and Rescue Lookout Mountain Station1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryShelton Elementary School1.1 miCollegeColorado School of Mines2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC15 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN31 miInterstateI-702.1 miUS highwayUS 401.3 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN13 miLight railJeffco Government Center StationRTD-Denver1.9 miCoachFederal Center Station Gate LBustang Outrider5.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80402 ZIP area.
