For The Love Of The Game
For The Love Of The Game is an artwork in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,842 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 2,416 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheyenne Parks Forestry facility, a park 0.2 miles away. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- "FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME" BY BOBBIE CARLYLE / FUNDED BY THE CITY OF CHEYENNE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROJECT WITH SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS BY JOE AND ANN DOUGHERTY, LARRY AND CONNIE ATWELL, RON AND LINDA FLACK AND OTHER DONATIONS / 2008
How to reach it
142 named places within 25 miles
- Cheyenne Parks Forestry facility: 0.2 mi
- Cahill Park: 0.6 mi
- Highlands Park: 0.6 mi
- Highlands Park: 0.7 mi
- William N Brimmer Bowls and Street Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Dino: 0.3 mi
- Dreams of Greatness: 0.7 mi
- "Moment of Glory": 0.9 mi
- The Great Blue: 0.9 mi
- "E": 1.0 mi
- Dodge Hill: 3.6 mi
- Augur Hill: 3.8 mi
- Nob Hill: 3.8 mi
- Gilbert Hill: 4.5 mi
- Stevenson Hill: 5.5 mi
- VA: 1.0 mi
- Airport Parkway Park: 1.4 mi
- Point Park: 1.7 mi
- Paul Smith Childrens Village: 2.3 mi
- Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Connie Burnside: 1.2 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 1.8 mi
- In Memory Of Alexander Frye: 1.8 mi
- Jeff Wiggins: 1.8 mi
- Gen. John J. Pershing: 4.3 mi
- Wyoming National Guard Museum: 1.8 mi
- Wyoming State Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cowgirls of the West Museum: 2.4 mi
- Cheyenne Depot Museum: 2.4 mi
- Nelson Museum of the West: 2.5 mi
- Big Boy Steam Engine 4004: 1.8 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Chalk Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- Hecla: 20.2 mi
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of For The Love Of The Game. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,416 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mesa Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,318 m | 23.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,301 m | 21.9 mi |
| BM AS-P41 | SW 236° | 2,179 m | 22.9 mi |
| Terry Anticline | SSW 204° | 1,967 m | 10.6 mi |
| Terry Peak | SSW 206° | 1,962 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stevenson Hill | WNW 303° | 1,943 m | 5.5 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 289° | 1,937 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 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 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheyenne, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13352303501
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