- Elevation, modelled
- 1,582 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 20.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway12.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7778, -104.9706
Forney Museum of Transportation is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled 1,582 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Black American West Museum, a museum 1.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.
transportation museum in Denver, Colorado
Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q5470379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Forney Museum of Transportation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | W 278° | 2,969 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,846 m | 20.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,724 m | 19.9 mi |
| Grannys Head | W 280° | 2,686 m | 19.4 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,675 m | 21.0 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 265° | 2,640 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,630 m | 20.1 mi |
| South Boulder Peak | NW 305° | 2,598 m | 21.3 mi |
- 12.7 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 13 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 13 mi
- Hawk Watch · 13 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Black American West Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Ballpark Museum: 2.1 mi
- Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls And Toys: 2.3 mi
- American Museum of Western Art: 2.5 mi
- Dikeou Collection: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Isabella Thallas Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Denver's Historic Chinatown: 2.2 mi
- Justice: 2.3 mi
- Struggle: 2.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Great Apes: 2.0 mi
- Congo Basin: 2.1 mi
- Primate Panorama Forest Aviary: 2.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Emerald Forest: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Inspiration Point: 4.7 mi
- Ruby Hill: 6.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 12.2 mi
- North Table Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Beach (No Swim): 11.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.5 mi
- Boat Beach: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Arapahoe: 11.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 14.0 mi
- Serene: 17.3 mi
- Dick: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Lee Gulch: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Denver · 3 mi
- Arvada · 6 mi
- Golden · 13 mi
- Boulder · 23 mi
- Idaho Springs · 29 mi
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