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Media Archaeology Lab

Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in ColoradoUniversity of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association · CC BY-SA 2.0
Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
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Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
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Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
Walter Powers · CC BY 3.0
Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
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Media Archaeology Lab, a museum in Colorado
Brylie Oxley · CC BY-SA 3.0

Media Archaeology Lab is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,645 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Arboretum, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Dates from 2009.

Wikidata Q138468477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.01139, -105.27545

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Andrews Arboretum: 0.1 mi
  • Norlin Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Norlin Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
  • Central Park: 0.3 mi
  • Outdoor Workout Center: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves: 56
Cliffs: 52
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 1.5 mi
  • Front Porch: 2.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 5.9 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 46
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Fortune Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Barbeque: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Boulder Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Media Archaeology Lab. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starr PeakSW 223°3,198 m11.2 mi
Miramonte MountainSW 220°2,915 m10.9 mi
Blue MountainSSW 200°2,846 m9.9 mi
Bald MountainW 276°2,782 m9.4 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 194°2,724 m8.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 278°2,709 m7.6 mi
Walker MountainNW 311°2,682 m9.3 mi
Scar Top MountainSSW 201°2,675 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12599805201

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