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Estes Park Women's Monument

Estes Park Women's Monument from directly overhead

Estes Park Women's Monument is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,291 m. Longs Peak stands 4,346 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sensory Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road runs past it.

About

The story

town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States

Dates from 1859.

Wikidata Q1010533, matched on coordinates and name (415 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.37627, -105.52088

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 40
  • Wind River Ranch: 5.7 mi
  • Old Fall River Road: 9.5 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 15.9 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 16.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 38
Waterfalls: 38
  • MacGregor Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 4.4 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Windy Gulch Cascades: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Historic sites: 27
  • Bond Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Albert Birch Bungalow: 0.2 mi
  • Joel Estes Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Jeffrey Christensen: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • Tuxedo Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 6.0 mi
  • Endovalley: 7.7 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 6
  • Jacob Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Estes Park Women's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Longs PeakSSW 211°4,346 m9.7 mi
Mummy MountainNW 322°4,079 m8.7 mi
Ships Prow TowerSSW 208°4,073.56 m9.7 mi
Storm PeakSW 215°4,060 m9.3 mi
Mount Lady WashingtonSSW 210°4,037 m9.0 mi
ThatchtopSW 226°3,857 m9.7 mi
Mount DunravenNNW 330°3,829 m9.0 mi
Battle MountainSSW 211°3,670 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/840726005

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