Museum of the Mountain West
Museum of the Mountain West is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,855 m. Bald Mountain stands 3,592 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. San Juan Skyway passes 23 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Richard E. Fike
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
144 named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top: 2.8 mi
- Point 7578: 4.4 mi
- North Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Point 8090: 6.4 mi
- Point 7787: 6.9 mi
- Fox Park: 1.9 mi
- Altrusa: 2.6 mi
- Montrose Botanic Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Altrusa: 2.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.0 mi
- mini train: 2.8 mi
- Horse: 3.3 mi
- uss montrose bell: 3.4 mi
- goat: 3.4 mi
- Where Eagles Dare: 3.4 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 13.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 21.1 mi
- Needle Rock: 21.7 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 22.3 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 23.0 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 3.2 mi
- blue bench: 3.9 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 3.9 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 4.0 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 4.7 mi
- Red Rocks: 6.0 mi
- Painted Wall: 7.9 mi
- Washboard Rock: 16.1 mi
- SK Roll: 16.5 mi
- Stue's Point: 16.6 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 0.0 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 22.0 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 23.4 mi
- Lions Spring: 8.0 mi
- Round Corral Spring: 20.4 mi
- Galloway Spring: 22.1 mi
- Wiley Springs: 22.7 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 24.6 mi
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: 7.5 mi
- Confluence Park: 23.3 mi
- East Cimarron: 15.1 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 3.3 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 18.9 mi
- Bike path access: 20.5 mi
- Dallas: 21.4 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 22.7 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of the Mountain West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,592 m | 24.8 mi |
| Storm King | SE 141° | 3,456 m | 15.3 mi |
| Landsend Peak | NE 36° | 3,297 m | 24.1 mi |
| Horsefly Peak | SSW 198° | 3,144 m | 21.3 mi |
| Flat Top | SSW 198° | 3,096 m | 22.1 mi |
| Horse Mesa | ESE 120° | 3,079 m | 23.7 mi |
| South Saddle Peak | NE 47° | 3,053 m | 22.0 mi |
| Slide Down | NE 55° | 3,041 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3956764673
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