Koshare Museum & Trading Post
Koshare Museum & Trading Post is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,266 m. Mothers Hill stands 1,372 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tippy Martinez Softball Field, a park 0.1 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
museum in La Junta, Colorado
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q6433079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1266 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
33 named places within 25 miles
- Tippy Martinez Softball Field: 0.1 mi
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Santa Fe Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Potter Park: 1.2 mi
- Reynolds Park: 5.6 mi
- Miller Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Meredith Hill: 11.7 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 19.0 mi
- Getchel Hill: 19.1 mi
- Eagle Nest: 22.5 mi
- Dixie Bluffs: 6.0 mi
- Todd Point: 21.4 mi
- Apishapa Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Jack Point: 24.3 mi
- ATSF Manzanola Depot: 20.0 mi
- Dinasour Tracks: 24.6 mi
- Dinasour Tracks: 24.7 mi
- Dinasour Tracks: 24.7 mi
- Otero Museum: 0.4 mi
- John W. Rawlings Heritage Center: 18.9 mi
- The Heritage Center: 22.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 0.5 mi
- AT&SF Locomotive 1024: 1.2 mi
- Dolores Mission: 23.3 mi
- Vogel Canyon Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Timpas Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Southwest Chief train mural: 1.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Koshare Museum & Trading Post. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers Hill | SSE 147° | 1,372 m | 24.0 mi |
| Meredith Hill | NNW 347° | 1,342 m | 11.7 mi |
| Miller Mesa | ESE 123° | 1,320 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | E 96° | 1,299 m | 19.0 mi |
| Getchel Hill | E 100° | 1,291 m | 19.1 mi |
| Eagle Nest | ESE 111° | 1,274 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Junta, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/971577252
Take the scenic way to Koshare Museum & Trading Post.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.