- Elevation, modelled
- 1,588 m
- Tallest summit within 19.3 miles
- Mount Tom2,969 m · 19.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway9.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7209, -105.0090
Bridge of Recycling Fountains is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,588 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Phil Milstein Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
Two parallel lines of steel fountains that feed one another running along the North and South sides of the West 3rd Avenue bridge.
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Bridge of Recycling Fountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 290° | 2,969 m | 19.3 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 233° | 2,785 m | 18.9 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 227° | 2,757 m | 18.8 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 231° | 2,711 m | 17.3 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 293° | 2,686 m | 18.5 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 277° | 2,640 m | 18.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 223° | 2,638 m | 18.5 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 218° | 2,633 m | 18.8 mi |
- 9.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 10 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 10 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 10 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phil Milstein Park: 0.3 mi
- West-Bar-Val Wood Park: 0.5 mi
- Frog Hollow Park: 0.6 mi
- Valverde Park: 0.6 mi
- Flores Park: 0.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 0.5 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 1.8 mi
- Gang of 19 disability rights activism memorial: 1.8 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 1.8 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.6 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 0.7 mi
- Flor De La Alma: 0.8 mi
- Waymark: 1.4 mi
- Articulated Wall (Denver Design District): 1.4 mi
- Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.0 mi
- Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.3 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 1.4 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 1.8 mi
- Easy Crane Games: 1.8 mi
- Brain Drain: 1.9 mi
- Shipwreck Falls: 1.9 mi
- Sea Dragon: 1.9 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 2.4 mi
- Park Hill Park: 5.2 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Weaver Park: 9.1 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 9.2 mi
- Ruby Hill: 2.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.3 mi
- Mount Carbon: 8.4 mi
- Rebel Hill: 8.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 1.1 mi
- Sanderson Gulch Picnic Tables: 2.0 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 2.0 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 10.0 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.0 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 13.8 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.7 mi
- Meditation Rock: 22.1 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 10.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 10.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 19.3 mi
- Arapahoe: 9.7 mi
- Mount Vernon: 10.8 mi
- Serene: 21.0 mi
- Dick: 21.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 9.5 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 22.2 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 12.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Denver · 2 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 12 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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