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Breckenridge History Museum

Breckenridge History Museum from directly overhead

Breckenridge History Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,925 m. Quandary Peak stands 4,350 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sack Race, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Top of the Rockies passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

town in and county seat of Summit County, Colorado, United States

Dates from 1859.

Wikidata Q904354, matched on coordinates and name (714 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.48029, -106.04648

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Barney Ford Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Shock Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Gibson Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks: 43
  • River Walk Lawn: 0.0 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Prospector Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carter Park: 0.3 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 34
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 27
  • Barney Ford House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Mountain Top Exploratorium: 0.1 mi
  • Edwin Carter Discovery Center: 0.2 mi
  • Red White and Blue Fire Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Lomax Placer Mine: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 26
  • The Children's Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Schoolhouse Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Silk Road Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Perennial Borders: 20.2 mi
  • Primula Garden: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Continental Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 11.4 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Booth Falls: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Breckenridge History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quandary PeakSSW 209°4,349.9 m6.6 mi
Fletcher MountainSW 220°4,239 m6.9 mi
Pacific PeakSW 226°4,227 m5.7 mi
Crystal PeakSW 229°4,213 m4.8 mi
Atlantic PeakSW 223°4,211 m6.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 121°4,175 m4.7 mi
Wheeler MountainSW 215°4,154 m8.4 mi
Peak 10SW 230°4,150 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:36
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161926334251575548372617
Precip in0.91.01.11.41.31.11.91.91.41.00.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4980475423

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