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Wyoming State Museum

Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
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Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
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Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
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Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Wyoming State Museum, a museum in Wyoming
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain

Wyoming State Museum is a museum in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,855 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spirit of Wyoming, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

About

The story

The Wyoming State Museum is a state-run museum established in 1895 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is the official state repository for material concerning Wyoming history and cultural heritage. Permanent exhibit themes include coal, flora and fauna, fossils, Wyoming settlement, Native American culture and history, the National Park Service in Wyoming, and other Wyoming-related issues. The museum also hosts a variety of temporary exhibits and provides traveling exhibits to cultural institutions in Wyoming and surrounding states.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8040391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of Wyoming US
Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.13955, -104.81771
Around it

146 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Civic Commons Park: 0.4 mi
  • Leo A. Pando Park: 0.5 mi
  • Robert "Buck" Rhone Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cheyenne Depot Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Gunslinger Town: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 42
  • The Spirit of Wyoming: 0.2 mi
  • flagpost structure: 0.2 mi
  • Cheyenne Western Boot: 0.3 mi
  • children reading: 0.3 mi
  • children at play: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 18
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainWSW 258°2,416 m20.6 mi
Stone TempleW 278°2,341 m23.5 mi
Mesa MountainWNW 294°2,318 m22.3 mi
Table MountainWNW 289°2,301 m20.7 mi
BM AS-P41SW 236°2,179 m20.7 mi
Table MountainSW 234°2,150 m23.2 mi
Terry AnticlineSSW 198°1,967 m8.7 mi
Terry PeakSSW 200°1,962 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:12
June solstice05:2819:5420:36
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2215:5016:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292937425263696759463629
Precip in0.40.51.01.82.52.22.21.61.61.10.60.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/230925450

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