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Fannie Mae Duncan

Fannie Mae Duncan from directly overhead

Fannie Mae Duncan is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,828 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Humpty Dumpty, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Gold Belt Tour passes 18 miles off.

Fannie Mae was the owner and driving force behind the Cotton Club, an integrated jazz nightclub with the moto "Everybody Welcome" thrived in downtown Colorado Springs during the 1950’s and 1960’s, until it was closed to make way for urban renewal.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.83091, -104.82591

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alamo Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Palmer Center Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Antlers Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carnegie Public Garden: 0.3 mi
  • America the Beautiful Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Mount Cutler: 4.1 mi
  • Bear Creek Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Mays Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Muscoco Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Mount Buckhorn: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Humpty Dumpty: 0.0 mi
  • Affirmation Station: 0.0 mi
  • Truffles: 0.1 mi
  • The Lighted Lantern: 0.1 mi
  • End of an Era: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 32
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 21
  • South Canyon: 4.1 mi
  • South Spring Cañon Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Kinnickinnick: 4.3 mi
  • Council Grounds: 4.4 mi
  • Sentinel Point: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Weimer: 4.5 mi
  • Hull: 4.5 mi
  • Shorty: 4.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Fannie Mae Duncan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakW 273°4,302 m11.8 mi
Little Pikes PeakW 276°4,073 m12.6 mi
Devil's PlaygroundW 280°3,984 m13.4 mi
Sachett MountainW 266°3,837 m10.7 mi
Sentinel PointW 273°3,814 m15.0 mi
Sheep MountainWSW 258°3,780 m12.6 mi
Almagre MountainWSW 253°3,768 m9.4 mi
Mount RosaSW 231°3,507 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3519:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1515:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323341485767727063514032
Precip in0.30.30.81.42.02.33.13.01.30.80.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13186485869

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