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Newton Memorial

Newton Memorial from directly overhead

Newton Memorial is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,526 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Monfort Quadrangle, a garden 0.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 1.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.57090, -105.08379
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • CSU Trial Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Spring Park: 0.9 mi
  • Library Park: 1.1 mi
  • Indian Hills Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Mallard's Nest Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Fischer Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • Udall Natural Area: 1.4 mi
  • Ross Natural Area: 1.5 mi
  • Homestead Natural Area: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
  • Bolt Wall: 3.8 mi
  • Ship's Prow: 3.8 mi
  • Exit Wall: 3.8 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 3.8 mi
  • North Slab: 3.8 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Annie's Grave: 1.3 mi
  • Don Lightbody: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Plaza of Northern Colorado: 3.1 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Strauss Cabin: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Willows Landing: 8.6 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Heron Cove: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetooth Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 10.1 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 13.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bedsprings: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Newton Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainW 263°3,230 m19.9 mi
West White Pine MountainW 277°3,140 m20.5 mi
East White Pine MountainW 277°3,111 m19.1 mi
Crystal MountainW 263°3,029 m18.4 mi
Storm MountainWSW 250°3,015 m16.9 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 242°2,809 m20.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 229°2,722 m20.8 mi
Boiler HillW 260°2,697 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/229614574

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