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Buc-ee's Statue

Buc-ee's Statue from directly overhead

Buc-ee's Statue is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,542 m. Storm Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jason Sam's Memorial Garden, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.33413, -104.98366
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Twin Mounds: 1.3 mi
  • Big Owl Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Wildcat Mound: 7.2 mi
  • Mariana Butte: 9.4 mi
Parks
  • Clearview Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mallard Ridge Big Park: 2.4 mi
  • Playground: 2.6 mi
  • Sunrise Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hays Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Willow Bend Natural Area: 4.8 mi
  • Boise Bend Natural Area: 5.1 mi
  • Old Saint Louis Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Kings Crossing Natural Area: 5.7 mi
  • River's Edge Natural Area: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 17
  • Torture Chamber: 15.7 mi
  • Duncan's Ridge: 16.1 mi
  • Bootie Slab: 16.2 mi
  • Piano Ridge: 16.2 mi
  • Bolt Wall: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 8.1 mi
  • Heron Cove: 8.3 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Willows Landing: 8.6 mi
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Horsetooth Falls: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Buc-ee's Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Storm MountainWNW 296°3,015 m23.6 mi
Kenny MountainW 263°2,830 m23.0 mi
Panorama PeakW 273°2,829 m22.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 278°2,722 m21.2 mi
Pole HillW 278°2,647 m20.5 mi
Fairview PeakSW 235°2,600 m23.7 mi
The NotchW 276°2,578 m23.8 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 288°2,575.6 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5320:34
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5416:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140475566727062493729
Precip in0.50.61.32.22.71.61.51.31.41.20.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loveland 2N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12133265353

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