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11-02-2009, 11:57 AM
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You can see DIA while standing at the peak of Pikes Peak...
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And I can see Pikes Peak while driving out of DIA, along Toll Road 470. That's at least 50 miles or more.
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11-02-2009, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by steveindenver
You can see DIA while standing at the peak of Pikes Peak...
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11-04-2009, 01:19 PM
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The rocky mountains in Denver just look like brown hills in the distance, IMO.
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11-04-2009, 01:23 PM
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11-04-2009, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Maroon197
The rocky mountains in Denver just look like brown hills in the distance, IMO.
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Really??? I think you are thinking of L.A. or Phoenix. These places have brown/desert like hills near and around them rather than tall mountains (the real "mountainous" areas begin further away in these cities). The Rockies near Denver are actual "mountains"
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11-04-2009, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hawg64
Really??? I think you are thinking of L.A. or Phoenix. These places have brown/desert like hills near and around them rather than tall mountains (the real "mountainous" areas begin further away in these cities). The Rockies near Denver are actual "mountains"
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The Rockies may be much higher than LA's mountains but keep in mind that in LA, you're looking up at them from sea level and in Denver you're already 5-6000' up. |
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11-05-2009, 01:51 AM
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Just saying...the first time I saw the mountains in Telluride, Ouray, and even Boulder I thought, "Wow". The first time I saw the Rocky Mountains from Denver I thought, "That's it?".
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11-05-2009, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia
The Rockies may be much higher than LA's mountains but keep in mind that in LA, you're looking up at them from sea level and in Denver you're already 5-6000' up.
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Anywhere close to LA...Mt. Elsie about 5,080 ft... Mount Evans just 20 miles west of Downtown Denver is well over 14k..LA compared to San Gabriels/Santa Monica Mt's ect...Take a look at the closer front range mountains in Colorado ..much more prominance. When I lived in central Denver I could see Pikes Peak well to the south.. just West of Co Springs on a daily basis from my mid rise condo. So. Cal. Mountains may impress Californians, but certainly not me. LA...been there done that.. I'm tired of the bogus comparisons...I'm anything but impressed by So. Cal mole hills.
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11-05-2009, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia
The Rockies may be much higher than LA's mountains but keep in mind that in LA, you're looking up at them from sea level and in Denver you're already 5-6000' up.
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Exactly. To me, the mountain views in the L.A. area are very similar to what you see in Denver.
I guess in Denver the rise from the city to highest peaks would be around 9000 feet. In the L.A. area, I believe Mt. San Gorgonio is the highest at around 11,000 feet. If you're at the base in San Bernardino, I thin SB is close to 1000 ft. in elevation, you have a rise of around 10,000 feet. |
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