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The Doll Houses

The Doll Houses from directly overhead

The Doll Houses is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,882 m. Russell Benchmark stands 2,508 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gen. John J. Pershing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
The officer's quarters were built in 1885 - 1888 to replace the wood buildings that served as the original officer's quarters.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.15614, -104.86954

156 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Absarraca Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cheyenne Frontier Park: 1.8 mi
  • Buffalo Soldier Park: 1.9 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pioneer Park & Community Center: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 42
Peaks: 26
Gardens: 8
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Chalk Bluffs: 19.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluffs: 19.4 mi
  • The Citadel Crag: 23.8 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Upper Tier: 23.8 mi
  • Plumb Line Crag Lower Tier: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Doll Houses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Russell BenchmarkWNW 284°2,508 m24.0 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 253°2,416 m18.3 mi
Pitcher HillWNW 288°2,359 m23.9 mi
Stone TempleW 275°2,341 m20.7 mi
Mesa MountainWNW 294°2,318 m19.4 mi
Table MountainWNW 289°2,301 m17.8 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW 239°2,295 m24.2 mi
Isley BenchmarkNW 306°2,255 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:36
September equinox06:4818:2218:58
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037435263706860473629
Precip in0.40.51.01.82.42.22.11.51.51.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7007309059

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