- Elevation, modelled
- 1,658 m
- Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
- Starr Peak3,198 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway16.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9841, -105.2498
Neptune Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled 1,658 m. Starr Peak stands 3,198 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Neptune Mountaineering, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Neptune Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Peak | SW 235° | 3,198 m | 10.9 mi |
| Thorodin Mountain | SW 234° | 3,195 m | 11.5 mi |
| Miramonte Mountain | SW 232° | 2,915 m | 10.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,846 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,782 m | 11.1 mi |
| Windy Peak | SW 219° | 2,779.776 m | 10.9 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,724 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,709 m | 9.4 mi |
- 16.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Mountain Parks · 17 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 19 mi
- Point of Geological Interest · 20 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Neptune Mountaineering: 0.0 mi
- NCAR Exhibits: 1.4 mi
- Fiske Planetarium: 1.5 mi
- CU Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Shanahan Hill: 1.2 mi
- Two Tree Hill: 1.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Seal Rock: 2.3 mi
- Dinosaur Mountain: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Baseline marker: 1.3 mi
- En Memoria de Los Seis de Boulder: 1.9 mi
- Arbor: 1.9 mi
- Frank Shorter: 2.0 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 2.0 mi
- Boulder Star: 2.9 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 2.9 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 5.4 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Boulder Falls: 8.4 mi
- Copeland Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 22.8 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 22.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 22.9 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 · 3 mi
- Arvada · 16 mi
- Golden · 16 mi
- Denver · 22 mi
- Idaho Springs · 22 mi
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