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McAllister House Museum

McAllister House Museum from directly overhead

McAllister House Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,838 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Crescent Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

listed on the NRHP in El Paso County, Colorado

Wikidata Q20714432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1873
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.84049, -104.82453

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boulder Crescent Park: 0.1 mi
  • Acacia Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carnegie Public Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Antlers Park: 0.5 mi
  • Palmer Center Plaza: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Austin Bluffs: 4.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Peak: 4.5 mi
  • The Mesa: 4.6 mi
  • Mount Cutler: 4.6 mi
  • Mays Peak: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Alan’s Odd Duck: 0.3 mi
  • Our Lady of Fatima: 0.3 mi
  • Hank: 0.5 mi
  • Airing: 0.5 mi
  • Adaman Mural: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Museums: 22
Picnic sites: 21
  • South Canyon: 3.6 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 3.8 mi
  • Council Grounds: 3.9 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 3.9 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Weimer: 5.1 mi
  • Hull: 5.1 mi
  • Shorty: 5.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of McAllister House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 270°4,302 m11.8 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 273°4,073 m12.7 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 277°3,984 m13.4 mi
Sachett MountainW 263°3,837 m10.8 mi
Sentinel PointW 270°3,814 m15.1 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 255°3,780 m12.8 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 250°3,768 m9.7 mi
Mount RosaSW 228°3,507 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/306484463

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