- Elevation, modelled
- 1,833 m
- Tallest summit within 16.7 miles
- Pikes Peak4,302 m · 14.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Gold Belt Tour19.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8078, -104.7806
Green Dinosaur is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,833 m. Pikes Peak stands 4,302 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosauar, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Green Dinosaur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | W 279° | 4,302 m | 14.4 mi |
| Little Pikes Peak | W 281° | 4,073 m | 15.3 mi |
| Devil's Playground | WNW 284° | 3,984 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sachett Mountain | W 274° | 3,837 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 266° | 3,780 m | 14.8 mi |
| Almagre Mountain | W 264° | 3,768 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Rosa | WSW 248° | 3,507 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Big Chief | WSW 245° | 3,404 m | 11.5 mi |
- 19.9 mi off the Gold Belt TourNational
Overlooks nearby
- Geologic Overlook · 28 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- James H. Smith Park: 0.6 mi
- Van Diest Park: 0.7 mi
- Monterey Park: 0.8 mi
- Adams Park: 1.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Boeing KC-97: 2.9 mi
- Continuum — the Julie Penrose Fountain: 3.2 mi
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo: 4.1 mi
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: 4.3 mi
- F-4C Phantom: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Skinner Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Cutler: 5.4 mi
- The Horns: 5.8 mi
- Muscoco Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mays Peak: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 41
- Dinosauar: 0.1 mi
- Sculpture garden: 2.3 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 2.7 mi
- The Great Pumpkin: 2.7 mi
- End of an Era: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Peace Officers' Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Colorado Memorial Shrine: 1.7 mi
- Nikola Tesla Historic Marker: 2.1 mi
- IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Spencer Penrose: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hillside Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Linnemann/Labyrinth Garden: 3.6 mi
- Palmer Garden: 3.6 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 18
- Council Grounds: 4.5 mi
- South Canyon: 4.6 mi
- Kinnickinnick: 4.7 mi
- East Canyon: 4.7 mi
- Seven Castles: 4.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Tahama Spring: 3.4 mi
- Seven Minute Spring: 7.9 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 8.1 mi
- Navajo Spring: 8.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hill: 5.7 mi
- Weimer: 5.7 mi
- Hull: 5.7 mi
- Shorty: 5.7 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Concrete Coyote: 2.2 mi
- Promntory Point Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Mesa Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Mesa Wildlife Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Cheyenne Mountain State Park: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Point Sublime: 5.2 mi
- Dakota Hogback: 5.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.4 mi
- Corral Bluffs: 10.6 mi
- Windy Point: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Franceville: 9.9 mi
- Lytle: 14.9 mi
- Husted: 15.0 mi
- Altman: 19.7 mi
- Gwillimsville: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado Springs Muni AP, 5 mi away.
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