Lookout Mountain Park | |
Nearest city | Golden, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 39°43′58″N 105°14′28″W / 39.73278°N 105.24111°W |
Built | 1913 |
Architect | Olmsted Brothers; Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr. |
Architectural style | Rustic |
MPS | Denver Mountain Parks MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90001713[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
Lookout Mountain Park is a Denver Mountain Park located around 12 miles (20 km) west of downtown Denver overlooking Golden, Colorado. It consists of 65.7 acres (266,000 m2) of evergreen wilderness atop Lookout Mountain, named for its being a favored lookout point of the native Ute Indian tribe. Lookout Mountain Park is the burial site of the internationally famous western frontiersman William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.