Aurora Akimbo
Aurora Akimbo is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,666 m. Legault Mountain stands 2,757 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Expo Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 18 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 18 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Expo Park: 0.2 mi
- Westerly Creek Trail: 0.6 mi
- Ben Bezoff Park: 0.7 mi
- Possible future Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Possible Future Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tween: 1.2 mi
- Obelisk: 1.2 mi
- Aspens and Moon: 1.2 mi
- Stained Glass: 1.5 mi
- Bicentennial Art Center: 1.6 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 2.6 mi
- Donor Memorial Amphitheatre: 2.7 mi
- Old Baseball Field: 1.8 mi
- Florence Elementary School: 2.2 mi
- Lowry AFB Chapel 1 (Bldg 27): 2.3 mi
- City Center Park: 2.3 mi
- Aurora Police Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 2.0 mi
- Bike Jump: 4.7 mi
- MTB Feature: 5.0 mi
- Tropical Discovery: 5.3 mi
- The Edge (New Tiger Exhibit): 5.3 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 4.0 mi
- Morrison Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Park Hill Park: 5.8 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 8.4 mi
- Willow Springs Open Space: 9.1 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 11.8 mi
- Rebel Hill: 13.8 mi
- Highlands Point: 14.7 mi
- Mount Carbon: 15.3 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 2.0 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 2.7 mi
- Mizel Museum: 3.0 mi
- Grant Family Education Center: 3.7 mi
- Good Times: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 3.9 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 4.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 4.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 12.0 mi
- Scuba Beach: 12.7 mi
- Wildcat Point: 16.8 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 17.8 mi
- The East Quarry: 18.8 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 19.6 mi
- Arapahoe: 17.5 mi
- Mount Vernon: 18.6 mi
- Dick: 22.5 mi
- Serene: 23.4 mi
- Lee Gulch: 11.5 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Aurora Akimbo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legault Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,757 m | 24.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,711 m | 23.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 238° | 2,638 m | 24.2 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 234° | 2,633 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,630 m | 23.7 mi |
| High Peak | WSW 237° | 2,611 m | 23.4 mi |
| Independence Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,539 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | SW 232° | 2,524 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver-stapleton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2524950713
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