Giant Bear
Giant Bear is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,880 m. Bennett Mountain stands 2,445 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear's Lair Neighborhood Activity Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 26 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 26 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 27 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 27 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear's Lair Neighborhood Activity Center: 0.0 mi
- Inspiration Club: 0.4 mi
- Watering Hole Neighbohood Activity Center: 0.6 mi
- Mountain View Neighborhood Activity Center: 0.7 mi
- Sunset Neighborhood Activity Center: 1.0 mi
- Hops Garden: 0.4 mi
- Retreat Communal Garden: 8.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.3 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.2 mi
- Pixel Deer: 0.4 mi
- Pixel Deer: 0.4 mi
- Pixel Deer: 0.4 mi
- Pixel Deer: 0.4 mi
- Eagle: 6.7 mi
- Chuck Vogel Ghost Bike: 2.3 mi
- Dr. Walter Heath: 3.2 mi
- Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker: 3.3 mi
- Blackstone Country Club: 3.3 mi
- The Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Bike Jump: 10.3 mi
- MTB Feature: 10.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.0 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 14.9 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 6.3 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 7.3 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 14.4 mi
- Eisenhower's Room: 14.7 mi
- Ponderosa Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 6.5 mi
- Proghorn Nature Area: 6.9 mi
- Hungry Horse Open Space: 7.5 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 9.4 mi
- Unity Gateway: 4.4 mi
- Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 11.1 mi
- Good Times: 12.6 mi
- Highlands Point: 12.8 mi
- Racoon Knob: 13.1 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Ruby Hill: 17.7 mi
- Cann Hill: 18.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 4.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 4.8 mi
- Scuba Beach: 5.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.3 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 9.4 mi
- Wildcat Point: 12.1 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 24.5 mi
- Lee Gulch: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giant Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,445 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sunset Point | SW 234° | 2,440 m | 24.1 mi |
| Warren Peak | W 262° | 2,429 m | 23.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | W 260° | 2,373 m | 23.0 mi |
| Elephant Rock | SW 233° | 2,362 m | 21.4 mi |
| Thomas Hill | WSW 239° | 2,359 m | 21.5 mi |
| Turkshead Peak | WSW 251° | 2,356 m | 23.4 mi |
| Monkey Face | SSW 203° | 2,347 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9732876832
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