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Waldorf Interpretive Site

Waldorf Interpretive Site from directly overhead

Waldorf Interpretive Site is a historic site in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,535 m. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the west, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Edwards, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
During the first two decades of the 20th century, this now abandoned location was home to the town of Waldorf...
Visiting

What to expect

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Historic District Public Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.63754, -105.76590

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dinger Park: 4.4 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 6.0 mi
  • City Park: 6.2 mi
  • Gateway Park: 6.3 mi
  • Triangle Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 7.4 mi
  • Abyss Trailhead: 9.2 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 13.5 mi
  • The Mailbox: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 39
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 21
  • George Rowe Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 6.0 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
  • Juniper Pass: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Willow Creek falls: 19.8 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Elk Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Continental Falls: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 16.2 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Waldorf Interpretive Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakW 265°4,352 m2.8 mi
Torreys PeakW 277°4,351 m3.0 mi
Mount Blue SkyESE 118°4,350 m7.3 mi
Mount BierstadtSE 126°4,287 m6.4 mi
Mount SpaldingESE 114°4,222 m6.4 mi
Mount EdwardsW 267°4,218 m1.5 mi
Square Top MountainS 179°4,201 m3.1 mi
Argentine PeakSSW 199°4,186 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222227334252575649392922
Precip in1.01.22.02.82.11.52.82.61.61.41.31.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1411195744

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