When the sun lines up with the streets in Denver

downtown

No henge

The sun never sets or rises along Denver’s streets: its closest is 13° off.

The sun and 16th Street Mall

Drag along the year: on henge days the sun sits in the gap at the end of the street

← 64.2° left

Hills, skyline at the far end and the exact block you stand on can move the best evening by a day, which is why each henge is a window, not one date.

Street directions from OpenStreetMap contributors.

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