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Nicolaysen Art Museum

Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in WyomingTony Webster · CC BY 2.0
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0
Nicolaysen Art Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0

Nicolaysen Art Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,562 m. Reno Hill stands 2,642 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prometheus, a artwork 0.1 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 16 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

About

The story

art museum in Casper, Wyoming, USA

Wikidata Q85417370, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.84797, -106.32009
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • David Street Station: 0.4 mi
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.6 mi
  • Conwell Park: 0.6 mi
  • Marion Kreiner Pool: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 25
Museums: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Telegraph Road Camp: 7.7 mi
  • Emigrant Gap: 11.0 mi
  • Red Buttes Crossing: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Prometheus: 0.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nicolaysen Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reno HillSE 145°2,642 m22.8 mi
Davis PeakSE 131°2,557 m24.3 mi
Muddy MountainSSE 163°2,521 m12.1 mi
Six Horse HillSSE 148°2,448 m21.2 mi
Lookout PeakSE 132°2,429 m23.2 mi
Casper MountainS 178°2,390 m6.6 mi
Ice Cave MountainSSE 163°2,349 m23.9 mi
Negro HillSE 140°2,330 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2820:0520:48
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3415:4916:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937445464727160473628
Precip in0.40.61.01.52.71.61.21.01.01.20.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Casper Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/317891025

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