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Hearts on a swing

Hearts on a swing from directly overhead

Hearts on a swing is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,632 m. Miramonte Mountain stands 2,915 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates40.01787, -105.27983

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums: 60
Parks
  • Central Park: 0.2 mi
  • Barker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Haertling Sculpture Park: 0.3 mi
  • Andrews Arboretum: 0.4 mi
  • Canyon Pointe Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves: 55
Cliffs: 52
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 1.7 mi
  • Front Porch: 2.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.6 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 5.8 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Fortune Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Goss Grove Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Zen Walking Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Hawthorn Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Barbeque: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Alto Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Boulder Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Copeland Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Lower Copeland Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Upper Copeland Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Hearts on a swing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miramonte MountainSW 218°2,915 m11.1 mi
Blue MountainSSW 198°2,846 m10.2 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 291°2,820 m10.9 mi
Bald MountainW 274°2,782 m9.1 mi
Crescent MountainSSW 192°2,724 m8.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 275°2,709 m7.4 mi
Walker MountainNW 309°2,682 m8.8 mi
Scar Top MountainSSW 198°2,675 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343543495767737164524134
Precip in0.81.02.03.03.21.91.81.72.11.61.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6419909495

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