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McGraw Memorial Park

McGraw Memorial Park from directly overhead

McGraw Memorial Park is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,354 m. Mount Blue Sky stands 4,350 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sasquatch Outpost, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Tribute to Helen McGraw Tatum, boarn 1911, Died 1995 and the donor of this historical memorial park and morrow mountain A true pioneer lady
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Park County Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.40482, -105.47321

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Bailey: 1.0 mi
  • Insmont Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Crow Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Grouse Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Split Rock: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Beaver Ranch Park: 11.9 mi
  • Flying J Ranch Park: 11.9 mi
  • James Q Newton Park: 12.0 mi
  • Legualt Mountain Community Park (Private): 13.4 mi
  • Denver Mountain Park Site: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Scraggy View Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Bridge Crossing Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Willow Bend Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Sculpture Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Sculpture: 17.7 mi
  • Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Oliver: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Little Scraggy Trailhead: 12.3 mi
  • Abyss Trailhead: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 15.5 mi
  • Stronia Springs Reservoir: 18.8 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 20
Gardens: 17
  • Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Community Supported Agricultural Washstand: 22.2 mi
  • Cut Flower Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Riparian Demonstration Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 22.3 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
  • Red Wall: 8.7 mi
  • Meditation Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Angel's Ridge: 17.7 mi
  • Gothic Overlook: 19.4 mi
  • Pavillion Point: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Elk Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 12.4 mi
  • The Chutes: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 19.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swim Beach: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of McGraw Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Blue SkyNW 324°4,350 m15.6 mi
Rosalie PeakNW 326°4,138 m12.6 mi
Epaulet MountainNW 324°4,126 m14.2 mi
Mount LoganNW 307°3,922 m10.5 mi
Kataka MountainNW 311°3,796 m13.2 mi
Bandit PeakNW 323°3,793 m11.6 mi
Kenosha MountainsWSW 250°3,787 m7.5 mi
Bison MountainS 187°3,777 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5320:33
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:1916:0016:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533394757626053423123
Precip in0.50.61.42.02.01.62.72.51.41.10.70.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1001391333

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