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El Pueblo History Museum

El Pueblo History Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,421 m. Little Red Butte stands 2,392 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Walk Of Legends, a park 0.1 miles away. Frontier Pathways runs past it. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

El Pueblo History Museum is a local history museum in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. The museum presents the history of Pueblo, together with the cultural and ethnic groups of the region. The historical site includes an 1840s-style adobe trading post and plaza and the archaeological excavation site of the original 1842 El Pueblo trading post which was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The facility is administered by History Colorado. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

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Wikidata Q3206177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26738, -104.61115

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Walk Of Legends: 0.1 mi
  • East Riverwalk Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Park: 0.3 mi
  • Delevan Park: 0.7 mi
  • Crome Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Smelter Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Big Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Baculite Mesa: 9.2 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Badger Hills: 13.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Buell Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Pueblo Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Pueblo Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Train Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Hose Co. No. 3 Fire Museum: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Heroes Plaza - National Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 12.7 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 16.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center: River Campus: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Stinking Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Red ButteWSW 248°2,392 m24.8 mi
Big Red ButteWSW 248°2,360 m24.2 mi
Bears HeadWSW 254°2,332 m24.7 mi
Mount SignalSW 234°2,241 m24.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 235°1,996 m24.3 mi
Booth MountainNW 318°1,965 m20.9 mi
Turtle ButtesSW 232°1,949 m20.7 mi
Buck HillNW 323°1,940 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4620:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544526172777566534031
Precip in0.40.41.01.61.71.52.52.40.90.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Pueblo, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/439874656

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