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Molly Brown Summer House

Molly Brown Summer House from directly overhead

Molly Brown Summer House is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,646 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak View Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

place in Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Wikidata Q4829106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.66814, -105.08110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peak View Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westgate Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
  • Sister City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bear Valley Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
  • Old Stone House: 0.7 mi
  • Lakewood's Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
  • Washington Heights Arts Center: 3.6 mi
  • Denver Federal Center Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Easy Crane Games: 3.6 mi
  • Ring of Remembrance: 4.3 mi
  • Wall of Healing: 4.4 mi
  • National Ice Core Lab: 4.4 mi
  • Casa Bonita: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 49
  • Stone House Picnic Shelter: 0.7 mi
  • Sister City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
  • Whitetail: 4.1 mi
  • Muskrat Meadows: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lee Gulch: 7.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 17.2 mi
  • The Chutes: 20.5 mi
  • Elk Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 7.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Molly Brown Summer House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riley PeakSW 220°2,854 m16.6 mi
Berrian MountainSW 235°2,785 m13.7 mi
Legault MountainSW 227°2,757 m13.5 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 233°2,711 m12.0 mi
Centennial ConeWNW 292°2,640 m15.9 mi
Crow HillSW 221°2,638 m13.2 mi
Huebner PeakSW 214°2,633 m13.6 mi
Bear MountainWSW 254°2,630 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333341475667737163504133
Precip in0.50.71.22.12.71.92.11.81.31.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marston Fltr PLT, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5608503565

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