Laramie Plains Museum
Laramie Plains Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,185 m. Pole Mountain stands 2,751 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
The Ivinson Mansion, now the Laramie Plains Museum, was built in 1892 in Laramie, Wyoming by Jane and Edward Ivinson. Designed by architect Walter E. Ware of Salt Lake City and built by local contractor Frank Cook, the house was regarded as the most significant residence in Laramie at its completion. Edward Ivinson gave the mansion to the Episcopal Church, which used it as a boarding school until 1958. After years of neglect, the house was acquired by the Laramie Plains Museum Association in 1972 and is used as a museum and events center.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q15241711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Spur: 6.4 mi
- Pilot Hill: 7.1 mi
- Red Hill: 7.6 mi
- Crow Benchmark: 9.4 mi
- Red Buttes: 9.5 mi
- Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza: 0.3 mi
- 1st Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Prexy's Pasture: 0.4 mi
- Depot Park: 0.5 mi
- Undine Park: 0.5 mi
- Tommy Thompson: 0.3 mi
- Women’s History statue: 0.3 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.3 mi
- T-Rex: 0.3 mi
- The University Family: 0.4 mi
- The Dark Side: 7.7 mi
- Rat Brain: Fantasia Wall: 14.1 mi
- Skull Rock: 14.1 mi
- Walt's Wall: 15.2 mi
- The Coke Bottle: 15.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Matthew Shepard Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Fort Sanders Guardhouse: 2.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument: 9.5 mi
- Ames Monument: 16.0 mi
- Pope Springs: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Spring: 4.8 mi
- Simpson Springs: 6.8 mi
- Laramie Historic Railroad Depot and Museum: 0.5 mi
- Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: 1.1 mi
- "W" Marker: 1.4 mi
- Tree Rock: 17.6 mi
- Sherman Summit: 9.5 mi
- Hecla: 24.1 mi
- Penstemon Garden: 0.3 mi
- Blair Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Laramie Plains Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,751 m | 11.7 mi |
| Leg Benchmark | ESE 118° | 2,749 m | 11.4 mi |
| Crow Benchmark | SE 126° | 2,708 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,703 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pilot Hill | E 91° | 2,691 m | 7.1 mi |
| Point Crawford | SE 124° | 2,673 m | 12.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 126° | 2,651 m | 14.2 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SE 125° | 2,632 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laramie 2 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001295OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Ivinson Mansion and Grounds, reference 72001295, listed 02/23/72.
OpenStreetMap element way/403120826
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