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Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Lamar Depot

Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Lamar Depot from directly overhead

Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Lamar Depot is an attraction in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,103 m. Gobblers Knob stands 1,307 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Steam Locomotive 1819, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

On the National Register of Historic Places

The story

home rule municipality in and county seat of Prowers County, Colorado, United States

Wikidata Q994475, matched on coordinates and name (408 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08975, -102.61849

24 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Enchanted Forest Park: 0.1 mi
  • North Side Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bi-Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
  • McCorkle's Park: 0.7 mi
  • Escondido Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Steam Locomotive 1819: 0.0 mi
  • Windmill Blade: 0.0 mi
  • Petrified Wood Gas Station: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Tristate 9-11 Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Camp Amache veterans memorial: 15.7 mi
  • Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache), 1942-1945: 15.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Big Timbers Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Amache Museum: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 2
  • High Rock: 20.6 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Gobblers Knob: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Lamar Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobS 178°1,307 m22.5 mi
High RockSW 228°1,229 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:03
June solstice05:2919:3820:17
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:0415:5316:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343526273787668534030
Precip in0.30.40.71.51.92.52.82.81.21.10.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamar, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/319296335

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