Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Western Museum of Mining & Industry is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,042 m. Devil's Playground stands 3,984 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grey Hawk Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 25 miles off.
The story
Western Museum of Mining & Industry (WMMI) is a museum dedicated to the mining history and industrial technology of the western United States and the country’s history in general. Located at 225 North Gate Boulevard in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the museum is composed of a 27 acre track of land with indoor and outdoor exhibits on display throughout. Visitation to the museum is open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, from Mondays through Saturdays.
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Dates from 1970.
Wikidata Q7988086, matched on coordinates and name (196 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 25 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grey Hawk Park: 1.0 mi
- Leap Frog Park: 1.4 mi
- Mary Kyer Park: 1.6 mi
- Overlook Park: 1.8 mi
- Gleneagle North Playground: 1.8 mi
- Air Gardens: 3.3 mi
- USAFA Terrazzo: 3.4 mi
- Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel: 3.5 mi
- Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- ochre cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 3.9 mi
- Eagle's Peak: 4.9 mi
- Fall Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Hunters Hill: 5.9 mi
- Monument Rock: 5.9 mi
- Sinclair Dinosaur: 2.7 mi
- St. Clare: 2.8 mi
- Brigadier General Robinson Risner Statue: 3.3 mi
- Senior Class Crest: 3.5 mi
- Honor Wall: 3.5 mi
- Air Warrior Combat Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Core Values Ramp: 3.3 mi
- Wall of Fallen Graduates: 3.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Eagle and Fledgling statue: 3.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 2.5 mi
- The Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- Mount Saint Francis Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Children's Garden: 8.2 mi
- Dr Loomis Memorial Iris Trial Gardens: 8.3 mi
- The Homestead: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Grove: 5.5 mi
- Main Pavilions A and B: 8.9 mi
- Lazy Land: 10.1 mi
- Youth Camp: 10.6 mi
- Space Foundation Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Race Car Museum Outlet: 12.1 mi
- American Numismatic & Money Museum: 12.4 mi
- Heritage Center: 12.5 mi
- Old Colorado City History Center Museum: 12.5 mi
- Ute Chief Spring: 12.3 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 12.4 mi
- Wheeler Spring: 12.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.5 mi
- Navajo Spring: 12.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.9 mi
- Helen Hunt Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hill: 17.1 mi
- Weimer: 17.1 mi
- Hull: 17.1 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 12.4 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 12.8 mi
- Concrete Coyote: 14.2 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 20.4 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 12.9 mi
- Point Sublime: 16.1 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- Windy Point: 17.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.1 mi
- Husted: 3.1 mi
- Gwillimsville: 5.9 mi
- Dakan: 19.4 mi
- Franceville: 19.6 mi
- Bijou Basin: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Western Museum of Mining & Industry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Playground | SW 229° | 3,984 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Garfield | SSW 203° | 3,327 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tuckaway Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,303 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Arthur | SSW 202° | 3,293 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cameron Cone | SSW 207° | 3,263 m | 15.0 mi |
| Marys Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,004 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,988 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ormes Peak | SW 228° | 2,963 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Forest 6wnw, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/377630758
Day trips start here
- Colorado Springs · 13 mi
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