Butterfly Ball
Butterfly Ball is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,449 m. Milner Mountain stands 2,101 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Oasis Bench, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Named places within 25 miles
- Oasis Bench: 0.2 mi
- Reflection Through Time: 0.2 mi
- Eagle and Soldier: 0.3 mi
- Leaving The Mothership: 0.3 mi
- El Charro de Greeley: Cesar Madera: 0.3 mi
- Sherwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Broadview Park: 0.7 mi
- Wood Briar Park: 0.7 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Epple Park: 1.0 mi
- Country Club West Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Glenmere Urban Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Gateway Lakes Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Gallery Green Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Josephine Jones Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- White-Plumb Farm Learning Center: 0.6 mi
- The Meeker Home Museum: 2.3 mi
- Greeley History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Colorado Model Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- Loveland Museum: 17.9 mi
- Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Weld County Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Open Hearted;City Worker Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Jason Sam's Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Strauss Cabin: 16.2 mi
- Antelope Hill: 7.6 mi
- Wildcat Mound: 11.1 mi
- Twin Mounds: 15.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 19.0 mi
- Big Owl Hill: 19.2 mi
- Torture Chamber: 22.5 mi
- Bootie Slab: 22.8 mi
- Piano Ridge: 22.8 mi
- Duncan's Ridge: 22.9 mi
- Bolt Wall: 24.3 mi
- Tailholt Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Jason Sam's Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Loveland Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 17.7 mi
- Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Monfort Quadrangle: 21.1 mi
- Mussel Beach: 16.2 mi
- Heron Cove: 16.2 mi
- Willows Landing: 16.2 mi
- Lake Loveland Swim beach: 18.8 mi
- Dixon Reservoir Beach: 23.2 mi
- Blue Arena: 13.5 mi
- Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 18.1 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Poudre: 17.4 mi
- Stout: 23.4 mi
- Horsetooth Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Ball. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milner Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,101 m | 24.1 mi |
| Namaqua Hill | W 269° | 1,651 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mariana Butte | W 266° | 1,602 m | 21.3 mi |
| Riley Mound | S 182° | 1,583 m | 20.4 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 250° | 1,571 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Owl Hill | SW 234° | 1,549 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cherry Hill | W 262° | 1,540 m | 19.0 mi |
| The Sand Hills | SSE 168° | 1,521 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeley UNC, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9339572418
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