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The Money Museum

The Money Museum from directly overhead

The Money Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,591 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 17th Street Plaza, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74733, -104.99549

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 17th Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Creekfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • LoDo Children's Playground: 0.5 mi
  • MacIntosh Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ninth Street Historic Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Centennial Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Commons Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Morey Middle School Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Bruce Randolph Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • 36th & Lafayette Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 46
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.9 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.9 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 0.9 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.9 mi
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 11.3 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of The Money Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 284°2,969 m19.5 mi
Douglas MountainW 278°2,927 m20.4 mi
Blue MountainWNW 296°2,846 m20.3 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 301°2,724 m19.7 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 228°2,711 m19.0 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 287°2,686 m18.6 mi
Centennial ConeW 271°2,640 m19.3 mi
Crow HillSW 221°2,638 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4540518695

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