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Melody

Melody from directly overhead

Melody is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,625 m. Miramonte Mountain stands 2,915 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisville Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97203, -105.13013

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Louisville Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Louisville Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hutchinson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hammer Run Park: 0.4 mi
  • Miners Field: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Statue of John Breaux: 0.4 mi
  • Animalhouse Bear: 1.0 mi
  • Sea Beast: 1.7 mi
  • April Charm: 1.7 mi
  • Waneka Wildlife Bongo Love: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Warembourg Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Aquarius Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Admor Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Adler-Fingru Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Esmail Open Space: 1.2 mi
Gardens
  • Kerr Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Community garden: 2.3 mi
  • Wilson Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • The Giving Garden by Level 3 Foundation: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Cliffs: 48
  • Front Porch: 8.4 mi
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 8.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 13.5 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 13.8 mi
  • Bitty Buttress: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Barbeque: 6.5 mi
  • Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 16.5 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 16.5 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Melody. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miramonte MountainWSW 249°2,915 m15.8 mi
Blue MountainWSW 239°2,846 m12.8 mi
Windy PeakWSW 240°2,779.776 m15.3 mi
Crescent MountainWSW 241°2,724 m11.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 284°2,709 m15.7 mi
Grannys HeadSW 226°2,686 m14.6 mi
Scar Top MountainWSW 248°2,675 m11.3 mi
Twin Sisters PeakW 270°2,650 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7418652493

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