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Cloudscape

Cloudscape from directly overhead

Cloudscape is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,583 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2010
Getting there

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Coordinates39.74991, -105.01630

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • XLR8R: 0.1 mi
  • Dragonwing: 0.1 mi
  • Mind Eraser: 0.1 mi
  • Boomerang: 0.1 mi
  • Half Pipe: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Platte River at Elitch Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gates Crescent Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fishback Landing Park: 0.3 mi
  • REI Park: 0.5 mi
  • Confluence East Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 11.6 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Cloudscape. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 286°2,982 m19.6 mi
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m18.4 mi
Douglas MountainW 278°2,927 m19.3 mi
Blue MountainWNW 297°2,846 m19.2 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 302°2,724 m18.6 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 225°2,711 m18.4 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m17.5 mi
Centennial ConeW 271°2,640 m18.2 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 solstice07:1815:5716:39

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7383542524

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