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Cowgirls of the West Museum

Cowgirls of the West Museum from directly overhead

Cowgirls of the West Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,850 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Museum of the West, a museum 0.1 miles away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.13341, -104.81610
Around it

146 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Cheyenne Depot Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Gunslinger Town: 0.2 mi
  • Civic Commons Park: 0.4 mi
  • Optimist Park: 0.5 mi
  • Timberline Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Coyote & Hares Run: 0.2 mi
  • Durant Bell: 0.3 mi
  • Cheyenne Western Boot: 0.4 mi
  • children at play: 0.4 mi
  • child reading: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 18
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainW 259°2,416 m20.6 mi
Stone TempleW 278°2,341 m23.6 mi
Mesa MountainWNW 295°2,318 m22.6 mi
Table MountainWNW 290°2,301 m21.0 mi
BM AS-P41WSW 237°2,179 m20.6 mi
Table MountainSW 235°2,150 m23.0 mi
Terry AnticlineSSW 200°1,967 m8.3 mi
Terry PeakSSW 202°1,962 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937425263696759463629
Precip in0.40.51.01.82.52.22.21.61.61.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne WFO, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9938667389

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