Chico State Flame
Chico State Flame is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,761 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Alumni Glen, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY KEN MORROW STUDEN TIMOTHY STEWART AND ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS OF KEN MORROW PROFESSOR OF ART 1955-1985
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Alumni Glen: 0.0 mi
- Children's Playground: 0.2 mi
- Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Ringel Park: 0.2 mi
- Lost Park: 0.4 mi
- Flatiron: 8.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.6 mi
- Beauty Peak: 10.9 mi
- Robbers Roost: 11.2 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 11.6 mi
- Western Falls: 16.5 mi
- Ladder Falls: 16.9 mi
- Ladder Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lower Ravine Falls: 17.0 mi
- Beatson Falls: 17.1 mi
- Vertebrate Museum: 0.0 mi
- Janet Turner Print Museum: 0.1 mi
- Chico Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Science Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Yo-Yo Museum: 0.3 mi
- Colyear Springs: 4.5 mi
- Hog Spring: 6.1 mi
- Negro Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 12.7 mi
- Root Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bidwell Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 0.2 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 0.4 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Ring Roll: 0.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 0.1 mi
- Monoliths: 0.1 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 0.2 mi
- Monroeville: 7.9 mi
- Soto: 13.7 mi
- Bloomer: 20.2 mi
- Hamilton: 22.0 mi
- Brush: 23.5 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 0.1 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 3.7 mi
- Clarenback Point: 10.4 mi
- Steamboat Point: 13.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 15.3 mi
- East China Point: 19.1 mi
- Willows Rest Area Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Willows Rest Area Southbound: 21.6 mi
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- LT. John C. Helmick Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Five Mile: 3.6 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 17.5 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chico State Flame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NE 51° | 1,761 m | 24.6 mi |
| Oak Point | NE 56° | 1,617 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gold Hill | NE 41° | 1,527 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gold Hill | NE 41° | 1,523 m | 24.7 mi |
| Big Bar Mountain | E 82° | 1,332 m | 22.5 mi |
| Flea Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,299 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cold Spring Hill | NNE 23° | 1,239 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hungary Hunt Peak | E 84° | 1,227 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chico Univ Farm, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12062045164
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