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Shep the Turnpike Dog grave

Shep the Turnpike Dog grave from directly overhead

Shep the Turnpike Dog grave is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,658 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Grave: Shep the Turnpike Dog

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Coordinates39.93019, -105.09441

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Zang Spur Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lac Amora Park: 0.3 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Richard Steele Park: 0.5 mi
  • Discovery Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Basking Boulders: 0.4 mi
  • Illuminate!: 0.7 mi
  • No Hooky: 0.8 mi
  • Genesis of a Community: 0.8 mi
  • Birds: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Interlocken Technology Park Sign: 0.9 mi
  • Broomfield 9-11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Terracina Entrance Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Terracina Entrance Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Welcome to Broomfield Sign: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Xeriscape demonstration garden: 1.6 mi
  • Community garden: 2.5 mi
  • The Giving Garden by Level 3 Foundation: 3.3 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Kerr Garden: 4.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 33
  • Barbeque: 9.4 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 13.2 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 13.2 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Shep the Turnpike Dog grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakW 262°3,198 m17.4 mi
Centralia MountainWSW 244°2,982 m16.2 mi
Mount TomWSW 240°2,969 m15.7 mi
Miramonte MountainW 261°2,915 m16.9 mi
Blue MountainWSW 254°2,846 m13.4 mi
Windy PeakWSW 253°2,779.776 m15.8 mi
Crescent MountainWSW 258°2,724 m11.9 mi
Grannys HeadWSW 240°2,686 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543505869757365524133
Precip in0.40.51.21.92.31.51.71.31.21.10.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northglenn, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6001935393

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