Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:32 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:18 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 17°F17 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May76 in of snow a year, on about 38 days39 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wheat Ridge 2 station
Nearby landmarksRed Rocks Community College Arvada Campuscollege · 1.6 miCrown Hill Lakelake · 1.0 miGarrison Lakelake · 1.1 miNorth Henry Lee Reservoirreservoir · under a mileUpper Mount Olivet Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miInspiration Pointpeak · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRec. Ctr.park · under a mileAndersonpark · under a mileWard Pondstate conservation land · 1.7 miTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.4 mi · 70 acresLowell Ponds State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.8 miRocky Flats National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 5,203 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198112 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Jan 199747 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 waterWheat Ridge Water Districtserves 20,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,358 ft1,633 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChildren's Hospital Colorado Outpatient and Urgent Care, Wheat Ridgeunder a milePost officeWheat Ridge Post Office1.3 miTown hallWheat Ridge City Hall1.7 miPoliceWheat Ridge Police Department1.7 miFire stationWest Metro Fire Rescue Station 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 7 otherMiddleEveritt Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryPeak Expeditionary Schoolunder a mileHighWheat Ridge High Schoolunder a mileCollegeRed Rocks Community College Arvada Campus1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC9.4 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN24 miInterstateI-701.0 miUS highwayUS 402.6 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN5.7 miRailArvada Ridge StationRTD-Denver1.4 miCoachFederal Center Station Gate LBustang Outrider3.9 miTransit54 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 80034 ZIP area.
