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Peterson Air and Space Museum

Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in ColoradoLeoparmr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman · Public domain
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
U.S. Space Force image by Airman 1st Class Alexis Christian · Public domain
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
Donald McGarry, USAF · Public domain
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
U.S. Space Force image by Craig Denton · Public domain
Peterson Air and Space Museum, a museum in Colorado
Eblong · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Peterson Air and Space Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,886 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is F-4C Phantom, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

Peterson Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado focused on the history of the Air Defense Command, Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1982.

Wikidata Q7178242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.82275, -104.70263
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Eagle Park: 0.1 mi
  • Peterson AFB Parade Grounds: 0.4 mi
  • Travis Circle Park: 0.7 mi
  • Penstemon Park: 1.9 mi
  • Patriot Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Skinner Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Austin Bluffs: 7.5 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Hunters Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Mount Cutler: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 41
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 18
  • Council Grounds: 4.8 mi
  • Seven Castles: 4.9 mi
  • East Canyon: 5.0 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 5.0 mi
  • Pawnee Ridge: 5.1 mi
Museums: 17
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Weimer: 10.0 mi
  • Hull: 10.0 mi
  • Shorty: 10.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Peterson Air and Space Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 274°4,302 m18.4 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 276°4,073 m19.3 mi
Sachett MountainW 270°3,837 m17.3 mi
Sheep MountainW 264°3,780 m19.1 mi
Almagre MountainW 262°3,768 m15.8 mi
Mount RosaWSW 250°3,507 m14.0 mi
Mount Big ChiefWSW 248°3,404 m15.8 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainW 261°3,366 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1415:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/99787240

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