Morrison, Colorado

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Morrison, Colorado is a small historic town in Jefferson County best known as the gateway to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre and for its nearby dinosaur fossil sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
statutory town
areaCode 303
720
category Denver metropolitan area communities
Towns in Colorado
Towns in Jefferson County, Colorado
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Jefferson County, Colorado
economicActivity outdoor recreation tourism
tourism related to Red Rocks Amphitheatre
elevation approximately 1,757 meters
approximately 5,764 feet
feature narrow canyon setting along Bear Creek
governmentType statutory town government
hasAttraction Bandimere Speedway
Dinosaur Ridge
Lair o’ the Bear Park
Mount Falcon Park
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
surface form: Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre

historic downtown district
hasGeologicalFeature Morrison Formation outcrops
hasHistoricSignificance 19th-century quarrying and railroad town
hasPaleontologicalSignificance Late Jurassic dinosaur fossils
knownFor Dinosaur Ridge
Morrison Formation dinosaur fossils
gateway to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
nearby dinosaur fossil sites
locatedAlong Bear Creek
locatedIn Rocky Mountains foothills
surface form: Foothills of the Rocky Mountains
locatedNear Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
surface form: Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
namedAfter George Morrison
near Lakewood, Colorado
Littleton, Colorado
partOf Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan area
surface form: Denver metropolitan area
postalCode 80465
region Front Range Urban Corridor
state Colorado
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
surface form: Mountain Standard Time
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time
transportation near Colorado State Highway 470
near U.S. Route 285
served by Colorado State Highway 8

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Lakewood, Colorado borderedBy Morrison, Colorado
Morrison Formation namedFor Morrison, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado contains Morrison, Colorado
Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, Colorado
Colorado State Highway 470 passesNear Morrison, Colorado