Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,121 m. Hesperus Mountain stands 4,033 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Rowell Park, a park 2.1 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2121 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Cone: 10.1 mi
- Park Point: 11.3 mi
- Moccasin Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Chapin Mesa: 12.4 mi
- Navajo Hill: 12.5 mi
- Joe Rowell Park: 2.1 mi
- Flanders Park: 2.3 mi
- Dolores City Park: 2.4 mi
- McPhee Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- House Creek Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- The Knife Edge: 10.1 mi
- Krueger Point: 12.6 mi
- Megalithic House: 13.7 mi
- Far View Reservoir: 13.8 mi
- Far View community: 13.9 mi
- Painted Kiva House: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Tree Tower: 16.8 mi
- Mug House: 16.8 mi
- Step House: 16.9 mi
- Spring House: 17.1 mi
- Grouse Point: 6.3 mi
- North Rim: 11.7 mi
- East Rim: 14.7 mi
- Flint Rock Point: 15.5 mi
- Echo Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 15.7 mi
- Horse Springs: 15.9 mi
- Spruce Spring: 17.7 mi
- Moccasin Canyon Spring: 19.1 mi
- Valley View Spring: 19.7 mi
- Anasazi Heritage Center: 3.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Historic Battle Rock School: 19.8 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Comfort Station: 19.2 mi
- Bradfield Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Goose Statue: 7.2 mi
- The Ancient Ones: 8.9 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 13.3 mi
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: 18.3 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Cortez: 6.9 mi
- Mayday: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus Mountain | E 89° | 4,033 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Moss | E 90° | 4,022 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lavender Peak | E 90° | 4,020 m | 23.2 mi |
| Spiller Peak | E 92° | 4,000 m | 22.9 mi |
| Centennial Peak | E 89° | 3,981 m | 23.4 mi |
| Babcock Peak | E 92° | 3,968 m | 23.4 mi |
| Burwell Peak | E 93° | 3,857 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gibbs Peak | E 95° | 3,739 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cortez, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366396492
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 13 mi
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