Telluride Historical Museum
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Telluride Historical Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,701 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ore Station Park, a park 0.3 miles away. San Juan Skyway runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the San Juan Skyway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 27.5 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gold Point · 6 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Look Out Point · 9 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Needle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Coonskin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Greenback Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mendota Peak: 2.3 mi
- Little Hawaii Grotto: 1.0 mi
- Black Bear Pass Trailhead (Northwestern): 1.7 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 2.2 mi
- The Steps: 3.0 mi
- Fort Peabody: 4.3 mi
- Five Fingers: 9.1 mi
- Shithouse Wall (Closed): 9.1 mi
- Kid's Wall: 9.1 mi
- Stump Wall: 9.1 mi
- Gazebo Wall (Closed): 9.1 mi
- Tomboy: 2.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 7.3 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Christ of the Mines Shrine: 11.6 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Ore Station Park: 0.3 mi
- Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Ironton Park: 7.6 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 9.6 mi
- Tomboy: 3.1 mi
- Sneffels: 4.1 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 6.4 mi
- Guston: 6.8 mi
- Ironton: 7.1 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.5 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 9.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.6 mi
- historic mine cart: 9.6 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 9.6 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
- Rico 1: 20.4 mi
- Rico 2: 20.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 23.0 mi
- Turkey Plot Spring: 24.8 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 15.0 mi
- Bike path access: 18.2 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Telluride Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | NNE 13° | 4,315.4 m | 4.5 mi |
| Potosi Peak | NE 44° | 4,195 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ulysses S Grant Peak | S 179° | 4,180 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | NNE 26° | 4,175 m | 4.9 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | NNE 32° | 4,172 m | 5.0 mi |
| Dallas Peak | NNW 348° | 4,168 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | NNE 17° | 4,162 m | 3.4 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SSE 163° | 4,151 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Telluride 4wnw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/230271801
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