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McIlvoy House

McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
McIlvoy House, a museum in ColoradoXnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0
McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0
McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0
McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0
McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0
McIlvoy House, a museum in Colorado
Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0

McIlvoy House is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,625 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trackbone, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Arvada Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.79992, -105.07806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Trackbone: 0.1 mi
  • Ethan Gallery + Studio: 0.2 mi
  • The Cross: 2.0 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.1 mi
  • Pedro Arrupe, S.J.: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Stocke-Walter Park: 0.3 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Johnny Roberts Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Foster Park: 0.5 mi
  • Columbine Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
  • The Grove at Commons Park: 4.9 mi
  • Farmers High Line Canal Open Space: 5.1 mi
  • Big Dry Creek Open Space: 5.2 mi
  • Big Dry Creek Open Space: 5.3 mi
Gardens
  • Prayer Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Sister Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Jefferson High Vegetable Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Allison Community Gardens at Semper Farm: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Memorial of the statue: 2.5 mi
  • Memorial of the statue: 2.5 mi
  • Logan: 2.5 mi
  • WR: 2.8 mi
  • USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial: 4.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 46
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 4.9 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 4.9 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 4.9 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 4.9 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of McIlvoy House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainW 277°2,982 m15.6 mi
Mount TomW 275°2,969 m14.6 mi
Douglas MountainW 267°2,927 m15.9 mi
Blue MountainWNW 291°2,846 m14.8 mi
Windy PeakWNW 285°2,779.776 m16.6 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 297°2,724 m14.1 mi
Grannys HeadW 278°2,686 m13.5 mi
Scar Top MountainWNW 300°2,675 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767737062503932
Precip in0.60.81.52.32.61.71.91.61.31.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheat Ridge 2, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/617849744

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