Durant Bell
Durant Bell is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,853 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is children at play, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The J.T. Clark Bell may be seen at the old Johnson School.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- "The Durant Hose Co., and J.T. Clark Co., each purchased huge bells, and boasted the first fire engines in Cheyenne. Both companies used the fire bells as long as their organizations existed...Restored 1982.
How to reach it
146 named places within 25 miles
- Civic Commons Park: 0.1 mi
- Gunslinger Town: 0.4 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
- Leo A. Pando Park: 0.7 mi
- children at play: 0.1 mi
- child reading: 0.1 mi
- Cheyenne Western Boot: 0.1 mi
- children reading: 0.1 mi
- flagpost structure: 0.1 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dodge Hill: 3.5 mi
- Augur Hill: 3.9 mi
- Gilbert Hill: 4.1 mi
- Round Top: 5.2 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Airport Parkway Park: 1.1 mi
- Civitan Park: 1.4 mi
- Paul Smith Childrens Village: 1.4 mi
- Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: 1.4 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 1.1 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 1.1 mi
- Jeff Wiggins: 1.2 mi
- Connie Burnside: 1.4 mi
- Gen. John J. Pershing: 2.9 mi
- Nelson Museum of the West: 0.2 mi
- Cheyenne Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Cowgirls of the West Museum: 0.3 mi
- Wyoming State Museum: 0.3 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004: 1.1 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 6.1 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 16.7 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 6.2 mi
- Hecla: 18.4 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 19.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Durant Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,416 m | 20.4 mi |
| Stone Temple | W 278° | 2,341 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,318 m | 22.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,301 m | 20.6 mi |
| BM AS-P41 | WSW 236° | 2,179 m | 20.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | SW 234° | 2,150 m | 22.8 mi |
| Terry Anticline | SSW 197° | 1,967 m | 8.4 mi |
| Terry Peak | SSW 199° | 1,962 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne WFO, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13394276151
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