Firebear
Firebear is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,631 m. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Olathe Town Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Mesa passes 21 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cedaredge Overlook · 27 mi
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 29 mi
133 named places within 25 miles
- California Mesa: 4.7 mi
- High Mesa: 5.0 mi
- North Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Brush Point: 7.3 mi
- Franklin Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Olathe Town Park: 0.0 mi
- Sugar Beet Park: 0.2 mi
- Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- Airport Industrial Park: 8.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 9.4 mi
- the rock: 6.4 mi
- decratave fire hydrant: 6.4 mi
- mini train: 10.3 mi
- Where Eagles Dare: 10.4 mi
- goat: 10.4 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 5.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 8.9 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 10.3 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 11.4 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 12.6 mi
- Red Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Painted Wall: 13.9 mi
- Escalante Rim: 16.9 mi
- Cabin Wall: 18.6 mi
- The Island: 18.7 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 8.6 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 10.8 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 10.8 mi
- blue bench: 11.2 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 15.3 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 12.2 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 12.2 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 13.3 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Lions Spring: 14.7 mi
- Caps Spring: 18.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.9 mi
- Wiley Springs: 24.4 mi
- Confluence Park: 11.5 mi
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: 14.2 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 24.6 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 11.6 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firebear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point | NNW 334° | 3,046 m | 24.0 mi |
| Reade Hill | SSW 210° | 2,965 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sheep Knob | ESE 115° | 2,903 m | 23.9 mi |
| Waterdog Peak | SE 132° | 2,865 m | 22.5 mi |
| Poison Spring Hill | E 100° | 2,754 m | 18.7 mi |
| Coal Hill | SE 124° | 2,692 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coffee Pot Hill | ESE 110° | 2,683 m | 19.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | ESE 108° | 2,676 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13515501893
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