- Elevation
- 1,654 m
- Tallest summit within 11.4 miles
- Starr Peak3,198 m · 11.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0069, -105.2728
Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded 1,654 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Henderson Building. The largest natural history collection in the Rocky Mountains.
natural history museum in Boulder, Colorado
Dates from 1902.
Wikidata Q4306263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 1654 m
- Operated by
- University of Colorado Boulder
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | SW 225° | 3,198 m | 11.0 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 222° | 2,915 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,846 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 278° | 2,782 m | 9.6 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,724 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 280° | 2,709 m | 7.8 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 311° | 2,682 m | 9.6 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,675 m | 7.3 mi |
- 17.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
- 28.5 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 19 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 20 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 21 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 0.0 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 1.0 mi
- Boulder Star: 1.2 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 4.6 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 4.6 mi
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building: 0.1 mi
- CU Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 0.3 mi
- Fiske Planetarium: 0.5 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.6 mi
- Frank Shorter: 0.5 mi
- Arbor: 0.7 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 0.7 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 0.7 mi
- Baseline marker: 0.8 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Flatirons: 1.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Two Tree Hill: 2.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Boulder Falls: 7.1 mi
- Copeland Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 20.9 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 20.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 1 mi
- Golden · 17 mi
- Arvada · 18 mi
- Idaho Springs · 22 mi
- Denver · 24 mi
- Estes Park · 29 mi
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