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Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from directly overhead

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,824 m. Ely Hill stands 3,048 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Marine Corps Memorial, a park 0.4 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway runs past it.

About

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The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM) is a cultural and historical quilt museum in Golden, Colorado. The permanent collection contains over 800 quilts dating back to the 19th century. The museum is also home to the Sandra Dallas Library and a quilt/gift shop. The museum is an independent nonprofit institution with approximately eight staff members, more than 100 volunteers, and a seven-member Board of Directors.

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Wikidata Q28149746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates39.72067, -105.19643

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • United States Marine Corps Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Dog Park: 0.6 mi
  • Golden Heights Park: 0.7 mi
  • Westblade Park: 0.8 mi
  • Estates Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • North Sponsor Village: 1.3 mi
  • Vickery Hospitality: 1.4 mi
  • True Value Hospitality: 1.5 mi
  • Honnen Hospitality: 1.5 mi
  • South Sponsor Village: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Nighthorse on the Mesa: 1.5 mi
  • Elk Statue: 2.0 mi
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.1 mi
  • Mary and the angel: 2.1 mi
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 51
  • First Class Zone/Food Court: 1.4 mi
  • Food Court: 1.4 mi
  • Food Court: 1.6 mi
  • Food Court: 1.6 mi
  • LOB19: 4.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Lee Gulch: 14.2 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Boulder Falls: 22.6 mi
  • The Chutes: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 4.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ely HillWNW 296°3,048 m13.2 mi
Mount PenceWSW 256°3,014 m12.6 mi
Snyder MountainWSW 255°2,996 m13.0 mi
Centralia MountainNW 309°2,982 m11.9 mi
Mount TomNW 309°2,969 m10.6 mi
Bergen PeakWSW 250°2,957 m11.2 mi
Douglas MountainWNW 296°2,927 m10.6 mi
Saddleback MountainW 269°2,906 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333441475667737162504032
Precip in0.60.81.32.42.62.12.01.91.41.10.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4596299754

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