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Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains)

Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains) from directly overhead

Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains) is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,836 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sky View Community Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 23 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates38.78141, -104.70507
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sky View Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Soaring Eagles Park: 1.7 mi
  • Barnstormers park: 1.8 mi
  • Windmill Mesa Park: 1.8 mi
  • Meadowlark Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Boeing KC-97: 2.1 mi
  • McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 2.8 mi
  • F-15A Eagle: 2.8 mi
  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: 2.8 mi
  • CF-101B Voodoo: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Skinner Hill: 2.1 mi
  • The Horns: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Cutler: 9.3 mi
  • Austin Bluffs: 9.7 mi
  • Muscoco Mountain: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 40
  • The Virgin Mary: 4.1 mi
  • Green Dinosaur: 4.5 mi
  • Dinosauar: 4.5 mi
  • Children Holding Hands: 5.7 mi
  • Sculpture garden: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 18
  • Council Grounds: 7.1 mi
  • Elk Run Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Turkey Roost Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Seven Castles: 7.2 mi
  • East Canyon: 7.3 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Weimer: 9.4 mi
  • Hull: 9.4 mi
  • Shorty: 9.4 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo North (Closed): 19.9 mi
  • CDOT Rest Area: Pueblo South: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Blota Hunka (Warrior of the Plains). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakWNW 283°4,302 m18.7 mi
Little Pikes PeakWNW 284°4,073 m19.7 mi
Sachett MountainW 279°3,837 m17.4 mi
Sheep MountainW 273°3,780 m18.8 mi
Almagre MountainW 273°3,768 m15.6 mi
Mount RosaW 262°3,507 m13.2 mi
Mount Big ChiefWSW 258°3,404 m14.8 mi
Runs-Down-Fast-MountainW 273°3,366 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1415:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9294360643

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