Eagle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Eagle is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,798 m. Riley Peak stands 2,854 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Peoria Place Playground, a park 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 20 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 20 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 20 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peoria Place Playground: 0.7 mi
- Douglas County Soccer Association / REAL Colorado: 0.8 mi
- Sarah's Place Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- John Derry Park: 1.0 mi
- Meridian Commons Park: 1.3 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.6 mi
- Hops Garden: 6.8 mi
- Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Gallup Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Spread Your Wings: 2.5 mi
- End of Line: 2.5 mi
- Puzzle: 4.0 mi
- What happens on Earth stays on Earth: 4.2 mi
- Mercury: 4.3 mi
- Clarke Farms: 3.5 mi
- Clarke Farms: 3.5 mi
- The Meadows: 3.5 mi
- The Vista: 3.5 mi
- The Ridge: 3.7 mi
- MTB Feature: 6.2 mi
- Bike Jump: 6.5 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 9.7 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 11.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.1 mi
- Highlands Point: 6.5 mi
- Racoon Knob: 8.3 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Ruby Hill: 12.4 mi
- Cann Hill: 12.7 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 1.1 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 9.2 mi
- SpaceX Falcon 9 DISH Network Rocket: 10.3 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 11.1 mi
- Unity Gateway: 3.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.5 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 6.5 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 6.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.9 mi
- Boat Beach: 10.0 mi
- Scuba Beach: 11.2 mi
- Wildcat Point: 6.9 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 17.9 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 21.5 mi
- The East Quarry: 24.4 mi
- Mount Vernon: 21.5 mi
- Arapahoe: 23.4 mi
- Dakan: 24.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 8.3 mi
- The Chutes: 21.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Eagle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Peak | WSW 259° | 2,854 m | 23.6 mi |
| Legault Mountain | W 267° | 2,757 m | 22.3 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | W 272° | 2,711 m | 22.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 265° | 2,638 m | 21.3 mi |
| Huebner Peak | W 261° | 2,633 m | 20.5 mi |
| High Peak | W 265° | 2,611 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cathedral Spires | WSW 248° | 2,602 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | W 260° | 2,524 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Centennial AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8419158083
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