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Buffalo Bill's Grave

Buffalo Bill's Grave from directly overhead

Buffalo Bill's Grave is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,247 m. Santa Fe Mountain stands 3,209 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.

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Grave of Buffalo Bill at Lookout Mountain (Colorado)

Wikidata Q137925743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.73257, -105.23830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Lookout Mountain Park: 0.2 mi
  • Colorow Mountain Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beverly Heights Park: 0.8 mi
  • Apex Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lookout Pointe Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Colorado School of Mines "M": 0.9 mi
  • North Sponsor Village: 3.0 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 3.1 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 3.2 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Mines Centennial Bellm: 1.5 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus: 2.0 mi
  • United States Marine Corps Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Shopping Center Sign: 2.9 mi
  • Colorado Amphitheater: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 53
Picnic sites: 51
  • Food Court: 3.1 mi
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 3.2 mi
  • Food Court: 3.2 mi
  • Food Court: 3.3 mi
  • LOB19: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Maxwell Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Lee Gulch: 16.4 mi
  • Elk Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 20.9 mi
  • The Chutes: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 5.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 14.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Buffalo Bill's Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Fe MountainW 263°3,209 m12.5 mi
Mount JudgeWSW 249°3,132 m12.4 mi
Hicks MountainWSW 242°3,073 m12.2 mi
Ely HillWNW 297°3,048 m10.9 mi
Mount PenceWSW 249°3,014 m10.7 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 248°2,996 m11.1 mi
Centralia MountainNW 313°2,982 m9.6 mi
Mount TomNW 314°2,969 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5816:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/322218629

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