A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
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A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,838 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Baca Pioneer Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 0.3 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
- 12.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
85 named places within 25 miles
- Simpsons Rest: 1.0 mi
- Pio Hill: 1.7 mi
- Osita Point: 4.5 mi
- Fishers Peak: 5.4 mi
- Frijole Hill: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Square: 0.1 mi
- Cimino Park: 0.3 mi
- The Pit: 0.6 mi
- Kit Carson Park: 0.6 mi
- South Side Park: 0.7 mi
- The Ludlow Massacre: 4.0 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 12.1 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 13.5 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 17.0 mi
- Baca Pioneer Museum: 0.1 mi
- Trinidad History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum: 0.5 mi
- Art Cartopia Museum: 1.7 mi
- Raton Museum: 18.8 mi
- Raton: 18.5 mi
- north finial: 18.8 mi
- south finial: 18.8 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 8.4 mi
- Prospect Point: 1.2 mi
- El Moro Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Star: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | SSE 155° | 2,920 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | SSE 153° | 2,887 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | SE 145° | 2,747 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | SSE 162° | 2,709 m | 12.9 mi |
| Burro Mesa | SE 133° | 2,666 m | 12.1 mi |
| Horse Mesa | SE 144° | 2,662 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | SSE 154° | 2,661 m | 13.0 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | SSE 151° | 2,636 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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