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Annie's Grave

Annie's Grave from directly overhead

Annie's Grave is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,520 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Transcend, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
From 1934 to her death in 1948, Annie the railroad dog greeted passengers arriving by train to Fort Collins.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.58968, -105.07866
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Civic Center Park: 0.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.1 mi
  • Old Fort Collins Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lee Martinez Park: 0.4 mi
  • Library Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • River's Edge: 0.6 mi
  • Udall Natural Area: 0.6 mi
  • Salyer Natural Area: 0.8 mi
  • Homestead Natural Area: 1.0 mi
  • McMurry Natural Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
  • Scoop Area: 4.3 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 4.3 mi
  • North Slab: 4.3 mi
  • Exit Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Ship's Prow: 4.3 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Willows Landing: 9.8 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Heron Cove: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetooth Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 11.1 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 14.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Bedsprings: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Annie's Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainW 259°3,230 m20.4 mi
West White Pine MountainW 273°3,140 m20.6 mi
East White Pine MountainW 273°3,111 m19.3 mi
Crystal MountainW 259°3,029 m18.9 mi
Storm MountainWSW 246°3,015 m17.7 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 239°2,809 m21.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 227°2,722 m21.8 mi
Boiler HillWSW 256°2,697 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3019:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5316:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1802377789

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