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Bridge of Recycling Fountains

Bridge of Recycling Fountains from directly overhead

Bridge of Recycling Fountains is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.72095, -105.00899

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • 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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 46
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 9.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 290°2,969 m19.3 mi
Berrian MountainSW 233°2,785 m18.9 mi
Legault MountainSW 227°2,757 m18.8 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 231°2,711 m17.3 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 293°2,686 m18.5 mi
Centennial ConeW 277°2,640 m18.7 mi
Crow HillSW 223°2,638 m18.5 mi
Huebner PeakSW 218°2,633 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11054131975

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