Homesteaders Museum
Homesteaders Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,245 m. Sixtysix Mountain stands 1,585 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Torrington
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Three Buttes: 8.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 9.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 9.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.9 mi
- Chalk Buttes: 12.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.8 mi
- City Park: 1.3 mi
- Catipillar Park: 1.6 mi
- Goshen County Fair Grounds: 1.9 mi
- Countryside Park: 2.2 mi
- The Narrows: 2.9 mi
- South Rim: 13.3 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.3 mi
- The Point: 22.7 mi
- Torrington: 1.0 mi
- Torrington Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Lyman Huntley Henry Museum: 11.6 mi
- Grattan Massacre Historical Monument: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homesteaders Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixtysix Mountain | SSE 169° | 1,585 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sugar Bowl Rock | SW 222° | 1,548 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Edna | NE 44° | 1,533 m | 23.4 mi |
| Spoon Butte | NNE 16° | 1,525 m | 20.8 mi |
| Needle Rock | SW 219° | 1,510 m | 23.1 mi |
| Three Tubs | S 173° | 1,502 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Culp | SSE 168° | 1,495 m | 23.6 mi |
| YBO Hill | SW 231° | 1,492 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Torrington Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/346315778
Day trips start here
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 29 mi
- Scottsbluff · 30 mi
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