Homestead Museum
Homestead Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,747 m. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is old sawmill, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colorado State University
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
- 11.1 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Park · 12 mi
- Medicine Bow Curve · 12 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 13 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ramsey Peak: 3.0 mi
- Stormy Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Skull Point: 4.1 mi
- Fall Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Ace 4: 8.8 mi
- Ace 3: 8.8 mi
- Ace 2: 8.8 mi
- Ace 1: 8.8 mi
- Profile Rock: 9.4 mi
- Beaver Falls: 1.2 mi
- Beaver Falls: 1.3 mi
- Lost Falls: 4.6 mi
- Big South Falls: 8.6 mi
- Fox Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- old sawmill: 0.9 mi
- Stormy Peaks B17 Crash: 2.1 mi
- Crown Point B17 Crash Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Albert Birch Bungalow: 13.6 mi
- Bond Park: 13.6 mi
- Baldwin Park: 13.9 mi
- Red Feather Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Forks Park: 16.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park: 17.2 mi
- Endovalley: 11.1 mi
- Century Park Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 15.3 mi
- Ouzel: 15.9 mi
- Sprague Lake: 17.0 mi
- Freelan Oscar Stanley: 13.3 mi
- Columbine: 13.6 mi
- The YMCA Kids: 15.6 mi
- 75th Annivrrsary: 15.7 mi
- Reaching Out: 15.7 mi
- Knoll-Willows Open Space: 13.5 mi
- Gateway Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Narrows Park: 20.8 mi
- Rawah Wilderness: 22.6 mi
- Watson Lake State Wildlife Area: 22.8 mi
- Bedsprings: 5.4 mi
- Nelson Spring: 13.5 mi
- Jacob Spring: 17.1 mi
- Lookout Springs: 19.0 mi
- Wilson Spring: 20.9 mi
- Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 13.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 13.7 mi
- Legett Columbarium Garden: 15.6 mi
- Old Fall River Road: 11.0 mi
- Wind River Ranch: 18.9 mi
- Estes Park Museum: 14.1 mi
- Kauffman House Museum: 24.8 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Homestead Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagues Peak | SSW 206° | 4,133 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fairchild Mountain | SSW 208° | 4,116.18 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ypsilon Mountain | SSW 211° | 4,098 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gibraltar Peak | SSW 203° | 4,084 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rowe Peak | SSW 207° | 4,084 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | SSW 194° | 4,079 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rowe Mountain | SSW 210° | 4,018 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Chiquita | SSW 210° | 3,978 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hourglass Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/461014049
Day trips start here
- Estes Park · 14 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 17 mi
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