Hiwan Homestead Museum
Hiwan Homestead Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,179 m. Meridian Hill stands 3,503 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiwan Heritage Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
The Hiwan Museum is a historic house museum in Evergreen, Colorado. It is located at 4208 S. Timbervale Drive in Evergreen.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q85766896, matched on coordinates and name (73 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2179 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Panorama Point · 3 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 3 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 5 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hiwan Heritage Park: 0.0 mi
- Dedisse Park: 0.6 mi
- Dedisse Park: 0.6 mi
- Kittredge Park and Playground: 1.5 mi
- Cub Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Statue: 0.5 mi
- Sculpture: 0.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Oliver: 1.5 mi
- William H. Major Memorial Building: 0.5 mi
- Walker Home Ruins: 5.1 mi
- Summer White House Site: 5.6 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 6.5 mi
- Buffalo Bill's Grave: 7.9 mi
- Independence Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Elephant Butte: 2.3 mi
- Kinney Peak: 2.5 mi
- Jenkins Peak: 2.6 mi
- Geological Nonconformity (1400 Ma): 6.4 mi
- Trading Post: 6.6 mi
- Dinosaur Bone Bed: 7.4 mi
- Therapod Track: 7.4 mi
- Apatosaurus Bulges: 7.4 mi
- Rosary Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sheriff's Office Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
- Golden Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- The Piano Garden: 9.7 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Tiny Town: 5.8 mi
- Colorado Music Hall of Fame: 6.5 mi
- Morrison Natural History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center: 7.2 mi
- Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall: 7.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 9.4 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 10.2 mi
- Powderhorn Meadows Greenbelt: 10.5 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 10.7 mi
- LOB19: 4.1 mi
- Eagle Eye Shelter: 4.8 mi
- Whale Watch Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Food Court: 7.9 mi
- Food Court: 7.9 mi
- Meditation Rock: 5.4 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 8.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Red Wall: 9.4 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Mount Vernon: 7.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 12.2 mi
- Russell Gulch: 14.9 mi
- Nevadaville: 15.6 mi
- Silver Creek: 18.3 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 5.6 mi
- Elk Falls: 10.4 mi
- Lee Gulch: 17.7 mi
- The Chutes: 19.7 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 5.6 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 10.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Hiwan Homestead Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Hill | WSW 237° | 3,503 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain | WNW 287° | 3,484 m | 9.4 mi |
| Papoose Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,407 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,271 m | 8.4 mi |
| Shadow Mountain | SW 232° | 3,234 m | 8.9 mi |
| Santa Fe Mountain | WNW 302° | 3,209 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Judge | WNW 286° | 3,132 m | 7.3 mi |
| Vance Peak | WNW 282° | 3,126 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366396452
Day trips start here
- Golden · 10 mi
- Idaho Springs · 12 mi
- Arvada · 17 mi
- Denver · 19 mi
- Boulder · 26 mi
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