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Mike the Headless Chicken

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Elevation, modelled
1,374 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Horse Mountain2,586 m · 20.9 mi
Nearest byway
Dinosaur Diamondon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:45local time
Coordinates
39.1588, -108.7326
Mike the Headless Chicken from directly overhead

Mike the Headless Chicken is a artwork in Colorado, at a modelled 1,374 m. Horse Mountain stands 2,586 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond runs past it. 242 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

Material
metal

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mike the Headless Chicken. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse MountainNE 42°2,586 m20.9 mi
Corcoran PeakNE 49°2,449 m15.9 mi
Twin PeaksENE 58°2,263 m24.5 mi
Black RidgeS 187°2,173 m6.5 mi
Garfield MesaNNE 31°2,140 m15.1 mi
Grassy MountainNNW 339°2,077 m24.1 mi
Round MountainENE 72°2,076 m15.7 mi
Mount GarfieldE 98°2,023 m17.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

242 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 13
Springs: 11
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3216:1416:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273444516271777566524028
Precip in0.70.80.90.90.90.50.70.81.11.20.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fruita, 1 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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