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Trinidad History Museum

Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in ColoradoRelated names: Radford, Fred J Maglia, Paul C Maglia, Helen C Hudelson, J C Rapp, W M Mackenzie, Murdo Copper King Smelter Harris , Earl A Midcontinent Foundry and Engineering Company Whiting, John H · Public domain
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Related names: Radford, Fred J Maglia, Paul C Maglia, Helen C Hudelson, J C Rapp, W M Mackenzie, Murdo Copper King Smelter Harris , Earl A Midcontinent Foundry and Engineering Company Whiting, John H · Public domain
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Arthur Russell Allen · Public domain
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Public domain
Trinidad History Museum, a museum in Colorado
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

Trinidad History Museum is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,840 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Baca Pioneer Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 0.4 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

About

The story

Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado (the Colorado Historical Society).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3179251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.16943, -104.50269
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Simpsons Rest: 1.0 mi
  • Pio Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Osita Point: 4.6 mi
  • Fishers Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Frijole Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks: 19
  • Memorial Square: 0.1 mi
  • Cimino Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kit Carson Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Pit: 0.6 mi
  • South Side Park: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • El Moro Rest Area: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trinidad History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishers PeakSSE 156°2,920 m5.4 mi
Fishers Peak MesaSSE 154°2,887 m6.7 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaSE 146°2,747 m10.8 mi
Bartlett MesaSSE 163°2,709 m12.9 mi
Burro MesaSE 134°2,666 m12.1 mi
Horse MesaSE 144°2,662 m15.1 mi
Bobblers KnobSSE 155°2,661 m13.0 mi
Johnson MesaSSE 152°2,636 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3919:4320:22
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0916:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845526170747266554335
Precip in0.50.51.11.41.51.32.62.31.31.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trinidad, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/459249179

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