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Colorado Railroad Museum

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Elevation
1,711 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Ely Hill3,048 m · 12.3 mi
Nearest byway
Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway2.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
39.7720, -105.1932

Colorado Railroad Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded 1,711 m. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Arapahoe, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

railroad museum in Golden, Colorado

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q1111293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Elevation
1711 m
Fee
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Colorado Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillW 281°3,048 m12.3 mi
Mount PenceWSW 242°3,014 m14.0 mi
Centralia MountainWNW 293°2,982 m10.2 mi
Mount TomWNW 290°2,969 m8.9 mi
Bergen PeakSW 236°2,957 m13.0 mi
Douglas MountainW 276°2,927 m9.8 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 253°2,906 m13.2 mi
Black Hawk MountainW 279°2,855 m11.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

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