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Elements

Elements from directly overhead

Elements is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,258 m. Mount Elliott stands 2,177 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

Gold at the tip of one pillar

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.99144, -110.16736

Overlooks nearby

Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Cliff Point: 5.5 mi
  • Battleship Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Blue Castle Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Blue Castle: 7.0 mi
  • Saleratus Point: 8.0 mi
Springs: 17
  • Mineral Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Trail Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Rio Grande Well: 11.0 mi
  • Trough Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 16
Parks: 3
  • Pearl Baker Park: 0.3 mi
  • O.K. Anderson Park: 0.5 mi
  • White Wash Sand Dunes OHV Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Elements: 0.0 mi
  • Spanish Trail Silhouettes: 2.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Crescent Junction Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Brake Test Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Tenmile Point Arch: 21.3 mi
  • Hey Joe Arch: 24.6 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Swasey's Beach: 9.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elements. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ElliottNNW 332°2,177 m15.0 mi
Nates PointWNW 286°2,083 m20.0 mi
Middle MountainNNW 338°2,080 m9.4 mi
Book PointE 88°2,080 m21.3 mi
Crescent ButteE 84°2,075 m19.1 mi
Grease PointWSW 240°2,044 m22.3 mi
Mexican MountainW 274°1,941 m16.3 mi
Big Horn MountainN 10°1,920 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1020:50
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3716:2017:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283646536374817868544028
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.60.30.50.60.90.80.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moab Canyonland AP, 27 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13295313091

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