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Overland Trail Museum

Overland Trail Museum, a museum in Colorado
Overland Trail Museum, a museum in ColoradoJeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overland Trail Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,199 m. Eagle Point Hill stands 1,405 m to the south-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Metamorphosis, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49536611, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1199 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.61845, -103.18064

17 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • Overland Trail Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
  • Columbine Park: 1.7 mi
  • Monahan Park: 1.8 mi
  • Propst Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cheairs Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 7
  • North Reiradon Hill: 7.6 mi
  • South Reiradon Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Eagle Point Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Glacken Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Flat Top Butte: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Metamorphosis: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Early Colorado Homesite: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle Point HillSSE 150°1,405 m9.1 mi
Glacken HillSE 138°1,391 m14.3 mi
Kirchnary ButteNNW 344°1,389 m19.9 mi
North Reiradon HillESE 104°1,375 m7.6 mi
South Reiradon HillESE 109°1,369 m8.0 mi
Molly and MableNNW 335°1,332 m20.4 mi
Flat Top ButteNNW 332°1,329 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2319:4720:28
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1415:4616:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242506071777465513929
Precip in0.30.50.81.32.22.22.71.51.61.20.50.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366396482

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