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I See What You Mean

I See What You Mean from directly overhead

I See What You Mean is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,592 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Garden, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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The record

What the record says

Built
2005
Height
40'
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74360, -104.99529

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
  • Creekfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • MacIntosh Park: 0.4 mi
  • Civic Center Park: 0.4 mi
  • 17th Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Pioneer Monument Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Voorhies Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Pioneer Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Gang of 19 disability rights activism memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.5 mi
  • Denver's Historic Chinatown: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Table: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.0 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.0 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 1.0 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 11.1 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 13.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of I See What You Mean. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m19.6 mi
Blue MountainWNW 297°2,846 m20.4 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 302°2,724 m19.8 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 229°2,711 m18.9 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m18.6 mi
Centennial ConeW 272°2,640 m19.3 mi
Crow HillSW 221°2,638 m20.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 242°2,630 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1353161210

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