National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
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National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,105 m. Mount Massive stands 4,398 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ice Palace Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Top of the Rockies runs past it.
The story
The National Mining Hall of Fame is a museum located in Leadville, Colorado, United States, dedicated to commemorating the work of miners and people who work with natural resources. The museum also participates in efforts to inform the public about the mining industry. The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum is the only national mining museum with a Congressional charter, which was passed in a joint resolution (S.J.Res.192) of the second session of the 100th Congress of the United States of America and approved by President Ronald Reagan on November 14, 1988.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1977.
Wikidata Q6974351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Top of the Rockies, National
- 12.0 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 5 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 8 mi
- Cabin ruins · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Hill: 0.8 mi
- Carbonate Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fryer Hill: 1.2 mi
- Iron Hill: 1.8 mi
- Yankee Hill: 1.9 mi
- Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 641: 0.4 mi
- Matchless Mine: 1.3 mi
- Pyrenees Mine Headframe: 1.4 mi
- Abandoned Bus: 3.1 mi
- Hopemore Mine Tour: 3.2 mi
- Ullr: 20.5 mi
- Deer: 20.5 mi
- The Nest: 20.5 mi
- Ciügaboc: 20.5 mi
- Isak Heartstone Troll: 20.5 mi
- Ice Palace Park: 0.1 mi
- Bob Zaitz Park: 0.2 mi
- Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 7.5 mi
- Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 12.6 mi
- T11: 18.2 mi
- The Leadville Heritage Museum: 0.1 mi
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 0.1 mi
- Tabor Home Museum: 0.3 mi
- Temple Israel: 0.3 mi
- Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall: 12.5 mi
- Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 0.9 mi
- Stringtown Smelters: 1.1 mi
- Dog Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Clear Grit Mill: 4.0 mi
- Adelaide: 1.9 mi
- Oro City: 2.5 mi
- Climax: 9.8 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 11.4 mi
- Pando: 14.4 mi
- Emerald Lake: 9.0 mi
- Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Continental Falls: 16.2 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.4 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 23.5 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 19.5 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Massive | WSW 246° | 4,398 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Democrat | NE 53° | 4,314.5 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Sherman | ESE 105° | 4,280 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gemini Peak | E 100° | 4,243 m | 6.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 128° | 4,235 m | 7.4 mi |
| Traver Peak | NE 46° | 4,223 m | 10.7 mi |
| Dyer Mountain | E 98° | 4,214 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Buckskin | ENE 58° | 4,205 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadville Lake CO AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/131109797
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 21 mi
- Vail · 27 mi
- Aspen · 28 mi
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