- Elevation, modelled
- 1,600 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 20.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7357, -104.9869
History Colorado Center is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled 1,600 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Denver Art Museum Frederick C. Hamilton Building, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.
history museum in Denver, Colorado
Dates from 2012.
Wikidata Q5774677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of History Colorado Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 286° | 2,969 m | 20.1 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 227° | 2,757 m | 20.3 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 231° | 2,711 m | 18.9 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 289° | 2,686 m | 19.2 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 273° | 2,640 m | 19.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 223° | 2,638 m | 20.0 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 219° | 2,633 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,630 m | 17.9 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 11 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 12 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
Historic sites
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Cannons: 0.3 mi
- Space Shuttle Challenger Aspen Grove: 0.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Union Station: 1.4 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Historic Moffat Station: 1.6 mi
- Jumpin' Jack: 1.6 mi
- Crazy Bus: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Ruby Hill: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.2 mi
- Mount Carbon: 9.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 10.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Beach (No Swim): 9.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Arapahoe: 10.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 12.2 mi
- Serene: 20.0 mi
- Dick: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lee Gulch: 10.6 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.8 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 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Denver · 0 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 13 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 28 mi
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